| 000 -LEADER |
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| fixed length control field |
01733nam a22002057a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| ISBN |
9780443074295 (pbk.) |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
610.72 |
| Item number |
P765 2008 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME |
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| Personal name |
Polgar, Stephen |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Introduction to research in the health sciences / |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
Fifth edition. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication |
Edinburgh ; |
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New York : |
| Name of publisher |
Elsevier, |
| Year of publication |
2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Number of Pages |
vii, 334 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Includes discussion, questions and answers at the end of each major section
Includes bibliographical references (301-303) and index |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
The scientific method -- Methods and health research -- Research planning -- Sampling methods and external validity -- Causal research and internal validity -- Research designs -- Experimental designs and intervention studies -- Surveys and quasi-experimental designs -- Single case (n=1) designs -- Qualitative research -- Data collection -- Questionnaire design -- Interview techniques and the analysis of interview data -- Observation -- Measurement -- Descriptive statistics -- Organization and presentation of data -- Measures of central tendency and variability -- Standard scores and normal curve -- Correlation -- Inferential statistics -- Probability and sampling distributions -- Hypothesis testing -- Selection and use of statistical tests -- The interpretation of research evidence -- Dissemination and critical evaluation of research -- Qualitative data analysis -- Presentation of health science research -- Critical evaluation of published research -- Synthesis of research evidence |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Term |
Medicine -- Research -- Methodology |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Term |
Biomedical Research -- methods |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Term |
Research Design. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Thomas, Shane A., joint author. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
Books |
CSU-Carig