TY  - BOOK
AU  - Polgar,Stephen
AU  - Thomas,Shane A.
TI  - Introduction to research in the health sciences
SN  - 9780443074295 (pbk.)
U1  - W 20.5 P765i 2008 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Edinburgh, New York
PB  - Elsevier
KW  - Medicine
KW  - Research
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Biomedical Research
KW  - methods
KW  - Research Design
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (301-303) and index; Contents 
1.	Methods and health research: discussion, questions, and answers
2.	Research planning 
3.	Sampling methods and external validity 
4.	Causal research and internal validity: discussion, questions, and answers 
5.	Experimental designs and intervention studies 
6.	Surveys and quasi-experimental designs 
7.	Single case (n=1) designs
8.	Qualitative research 
9.	Questionnaire design
10.	Interview techniques and the analysis of interview data 
11.	Observation 
12.	Measurement: discussion, questions, and answers
13.	Organization and presentation of data 
14.	Measures of central tendency and variability
15.	Standard scores and normal curve
16.	Correlation: discussion, questions, and answers 
17.	Probability and sampling distributions 
18.	Hypothesis testing 
19.	Selection and use of statistical tests 
20.	The interpretation of research evidence: Discussion, questions, and answers 
21.	Qualitative data analysis 
22.	Presentation of health science research 
23.	Critical evaluation of published research
24.	Synthesis of research evidence

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