Introduction to research in the health sciences / Stephen Polgar, Shane A. Thomas.
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TextPublication details: Edinburgh : New York : Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2008Edition: 5th edDescription: vii, 334 p. : illISBN: - 0443074291
- 9780443074295
- W 20.5
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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.
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