01997nam a2200277 i 4500003000500000005001700005008004100022020003000063040002200093050002000115082002200135100003200157245009000189250002100279264003600300300004800336336002100384337002500405338002300430504005200453505110500505650002401610650003401634650002101668700003001689CSPC20231212161905.0230614s2020    stka     b    001 0 eng    a9780702074936qpaperback   cCSPC aCSPC beng 4aR850b.P52 202004a610.72bP758i2231 aPolgar, Stephen, eauthor. 10aIntroduction to research in the health sciences / cStephen Polgar and Shane Thomas.   aSeventh edition. 1aEdinburgh : bElsevier, c2020.  avi, 213 pages : billustrations ; c24 cm.   2rdacontentatext  2rdamediaaunmediated  2rdacarrieravolume  aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 0 aI: Methodological foundations of health research -- Foundations of health research -- Quantitative and qualitative methods -- The research process -- II: Research planning -- The formulation of research questions -- Sampling methods and external validity -- Ethics -- III: Research designs -- Experimental designs and randomized controlled trials -- Surveys and quasi-experimental designs -- Qualitative research -- IV: Data collection -- Questionnaires and survey design -- Mixed methods -- Interviewing techniques -- Measurement and observation -- V: Descriptive statistics -- Organization and presentation of data -- Measures of central tendency and variability -- Standard scores and normal distributions -- Correlation -- VI: Data analysis and inference -- Probability and confidence intervals -- Hypothesis testing -- Effect size and the interpretation of evidence -- Qualitative data analysis -- Critical evaluation of published research -- VII: Evaluation and dissemination of research results -- Synthesis of research evidence: systematic reviews and meta-analyses -- Translational research. 0aMedicinexResearch.02aBiomedical Researchxmethods.02aResearch Design.1 aThomas, Shane, eauthor.