Introduction to research in the health sciences /
Polgar, Stephen.
Introduction to research in the health sciences / Stephen Polgar, Shane A. Thomas. - 5th ed. - Edinburgh : New York : Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2008 - vii, 334 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-303) and index.
Methods and health research -- Research planning -- Sampling methods and external validity -- Causal research and internal validity -- Experimental designs and intervention studies -- Surveys and quasi-experimental designs -- Single case (n=1) designs -- Qualitative research -- Questionnaire design -- Interview techniques and the analysis of interview data -- Observation -- Measurement -- Organization and presentation of data -- Measures of central tendency and variability -- Standard scores and normal curve -- Correlation -- Probability and sampling distributions -- Hypothesis testing -- Selection and use of statistical tests -- The interpretation of research evidence -- Qualitative data analysis -- Presentation of health science research -- Critical evaluation of published research -- Synthesis of research evidence.
0443074291 9780443074295
Biomedical Research
Research Design
W 20.5 / .P65 2008
Introduction to research in the health sciences / Stephen Polgar, Shane A. Thomas. - 5th ed. - Edinburgh : New York : Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2008 - vii, 334 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-303) and index.
Methods and health research -- Research planning -- Sampling methods and external validity -- Causal research and internal validity -- Experimental designs and intervention studies -- Surveys and quasi-experimental designs -- Single case (n=1) designs -- Qualitative research -- Questionnaire design -- Interview techniques and the analysis of interview data -- Observation -- Measurement -- Organization and presentation of data -- Measures of central tendency and variability -- Standard scores and normal curve -- Correlation -- Probability and sampling distributions -- Hypothesis testing -- Selection and use of statistical tests -- The interpretation of research evidence -- Qualitative data analysis -- Presentation of health science research -- Critical evaluation of published research -- Synthesis of research evidence.
0443074291 9780443074295
Biomedical Research
Research Design
W 20.5 / .P65 2008