02111nam a2200385Ia 4500 20260803094237.0 251212s2020 xx 000 0 und d©©© Introduction to research in the health sciences / Stephen Polgar; Shane A. Thomas. Polgar, Stephen Thomas, Shane A. Singapore : Elsevier (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., ©2020. Seventh edition vi, 213 pages: Illustrations 24 cm Includes index 9789814920438 Biomedical research Health and fitness Health and wellbeing Medicine Research CIR 610.72 P75i 2020 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 HED6621 in English College Library 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 0 text unmediated volume lcc BK jpascua 2023-08-29 16:09:13 jpascua 2023-09-12 11:13:28 12064 11956 11956 0 0 ddc 0 0 HED HED HED 2025-12-21 CIR 610.72 P76i 2020 HED6621 2026-06-02 00:00:00 2025-12-21 BK