Polgar, Stephen creator Thomas, Shane A. text xx Singapore Elsevier (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. ©2020 2020 Seventh edition monographic und

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vi, 213 pages: Illustrations 24 cm 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 Stephen Polgar; Shane A. Thomas. Includes index in English Biomedical research Health and fitness Health and wellbeing Medicine Research 610.72 P75i 2020 9789814920438 251212 20260803094237.0