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008			230614s2020 stka b 001 0 eng
020			_a9780702074936 _qpaperback
040			_cCSPC _aCSPC _beng
050		4	_aR850 _b.P52 2020
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100	1		_aPolgar, Stephen, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aIntroduction to research in the health sciences / _cStephen Polgar and Shane Thomas.
250			_aSeventh edition.
264		1	_aEdinburgh : _bElsevier, _c2020.
300			_avi, 213 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	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.
650		0	_aMedicine _xResearch.
650	0	2	_aBiomedical Research _xmethods.
650	0	2	_aResearch Design.
700	1		_aThomas, Shane, _eauthor.
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