TY  - BOOK
AU  - Polgar,Stephen
AU  - Thomas,Shane
TI  - Introduction to research in the health sciences / 
SN  - 9780702074936
AV  - R850 .P52 2020
U1  - 610.72 23
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Edinburgh : 
PB  - Elsevier, 
KW  - Medicine
KW  - Research
KW  - Biomedical Research
KW  - methods
KW  - Research Design
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index.; I: 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
ER  -