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Introduction to research in the health sciences (Record no. 219990)
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| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 191130s2008##################000#0#eng## |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780443074295 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 610.72 POL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Polgar, Stephen |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Introduction to research in the health sciences |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Stephen Polgar, Shane A. Thomas |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 5th ed |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Amsterdam |
| Name of publisher | Elsevier |
| Year of publication | 2008 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | vii, 334 p. : ill. ; 25 cm |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes bibliographical references (301-303) and index. Contents: Methods and health research: discussion, questions, and answers -- Research planning -- Sampling methods and external validity -- Causal research and internal validity: discussion, questions, and answers -- 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: discussion, questions, and answers -- Organization and presentation of data -- Measures of central tendency and variability -- Standard scores and normal curve -- Correlation: discussion, questions, and answers -- Probability and sampling distributions -- Hypothesis testing -- Selection and use of statistical tests -- The interpretation of research evidence: Discussion, questions, and answers -- Qualitative data analysis -- Presentation of health science research -- Critical evaluation of published research -- Synthesis of research evidence |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Biomedical Research - methods |
| Topical Term | Medicine - Research - Methodology |
| Topical Term | Research Design |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Thomas, Shane A |
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| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Anna Centenary Library | Anna Centenary Library | 13.10.2020 | 610.72 POL | 242305 | 13.10.2020 | English Books |