TY  - BOOK
AU  - Polgar, Stephen
AU  - Thomas, Shane A
TI  - Introduction to research in the health sciences
SN  - 9780443074295
SN  - 200700216
U1  - 610.72 POL 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Amsterdam
PB  - Elsevier
KW  - Biomedical Research - methods
KW  - Medicine - Research - Methodology
KW  - Research Design
N1  - 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
ER  -