01813nam a2200277Ia 450000500170000000800470001724500890006410000200015370000210017326000580019425000200025230000350027230000100030750000190031702000180033665000240035465000230037865000250040165000230042605000210044954600150047050510150048533600090150033700150150933800110152420260803094237.0251212s2020    xx            000 0 und d©©©1 aIntroduction to research in the health sciences /cStephen Polgar;  Shane A. Thomas.  aPolgar, Stephen  aThomas, Shane A.  aSingapore :bElsevier (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.,c©2020.  aSeventh edition  avi, 213 pages: bIllustrations  c24 cm  aIncludes index  a9789814920438  aBiomedical research  aHealth and fitness  aHealth and wellbeing  aMedicinexResearch  a610.72 P75i 2020  ain English  a I: Methodological foundations of health research Foundations of health research Quantitative and qualitative methods The research process II: Research planning The formulation of research questions Sampling methods and external validity Ethics III: Research designs Experimental designs and randomized controlled trials Surveys and quasi-experimental designs Qualitative research IV: Data collection Questionnaires and survey design Mixed methods Interviewing techniques Measurement and observation V: Descriptive statistics Organization and presentation of data Measures of central tendency and variability Standard scores and normal distributions Correlation VI: Data analysis and inference Probability and confidence intervals Hypothesis testing Effect size and the interpretation of evidence Qualitative data analysis Critical evaluation of published research VII: Evaluation and dissemination of research results Synthesis of research evidence: systematic reviews and meta-analyses Translational research  atext  aunmediated  avolume