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| Research Fundamentals | |
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| Rehabilitation Research Definitions of Research Reasons for Developing Rehabilitation | |
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| Research Barriers to Rehabilitation Research Status of Rehabilitation Research | |
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| Theory in Rehabilitation Research Relationships Among Theory, Research, and Practice Definitions of Theory Scope of Theory Evaluating Theory | |
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| Research Ethics Boundaries Between Practice and Research Moral Principles of Action Informed Consent Research Codes of Ethics Research Risks | |
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| Research Design | |
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| Research Problems, Questions, and Hypotheses Developing Answerable Research | |
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| Questions Criteria for Evaluating Research Problems | |
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| Research Paradigms Quantitative Paradigm Qualitative Paradigm Single-System Paradigm Relationships Among the Research Paradigms | |
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| Design Overview Identification of Variables Design Dimensions Control | |
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| Research Validity Internal Validity Construct Validity External Validity Relationships Among Types of Validity | |
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| Selection and Assignment of Participants | |
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| Significance of Sampling and Assignment | |
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| Populations and Samples Probability | |
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| Sampling Nonprobability Sampling | |
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| Assignment to Groups Sample Size | |
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| Experimental Designs | |
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| Group Designs Randomized Controlled Trials | |
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| Single-Factor Experimental Designs | |
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| Multiple-Factor Experimental Designs | |
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| Single-System Design | |
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| Problems with Group Designs | |
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| Characteristics of Single-System Designs | |
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| Single-System Designs | |
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| Limitations of Single-System Designs | |
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| Nonexperimental Research | |
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| Overview of Nonexperimental Research | |
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| Description Analysis of Relationships | |
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| Analysis of Differences | |
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| Clinical Case Reports | |
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| Contributions of Case Reports to Theory and Practice | |
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| Purposes of Case Reports | |
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| Format of Case Reports | |
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| Qualitative Research | |
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| Assumptions of the Qualitative Paradigm | |
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| Qualitative Designs | |
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| Qualitative Methods | |
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| Epidemiology Ratios, Proportions, and Rates | |
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| Screening and Diagnosis | |
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| Nonexperimental Epidemiological | |
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| Designs | |
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| Outcomes Research | |
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| Purpose of Outcomes Research | |
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| Frameworks for Outcomes Research | |
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| Measurement Tools for Outcomes | |
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| Research Design Issues for Outcomes Research | |
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| Survey Research Scope of Survey | |
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| Research Types of Information | |
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| Types of Items Implementation | |
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| Overview Mailed Surveys | |
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| Internet Surveys | |
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| Interview Surveys | |
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| Measurement | |
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| Measurement Theory | |
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| Definitions of Measurement | |
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| Scales of Measurement | |
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| Types of Variables | |
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| Statistical Foundations of Measurement | |
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| Theory Measurement Frameworks | |
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| Measurement Reliability | |
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| Measurement Validity | |
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| Responsiveness to Change | |
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| Methodological Research | |
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| Reliability Designs | |
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| Validity Designs | |
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| Responsiveness Design | |
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| Data Analysis | |
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| Statistical Reasoning Data Set Frequency | |
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| Distribution Central Tendency Variability Normal | |
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| Distribution Sampling | |
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| Distribution Significant Difference Errors | |
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| Power Statistical Conclusion Validity | |
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| Statistical Analysis of Differences | |
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| The Basics Distributions for Analysis of Differences | |
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| Assumptions of Tests of Differences | |
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| Independence or Dependence of Samples Steps in the Statistical Testing of Differences | |
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| Statistical Analysis of Differences | |
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| Statistical Analysis of Differences: Advanced and Special Techniques | |
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| Advanced ANOVA Techniques | |
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| Differences Between More Than One Independent Variable | |
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| Analysis of Single-System Designs Survival | |
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| Analysis Hypothesis Testing with Confidence | |
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| Intervals Power Analysis | |
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| Statistical Analysis of Relationships: The Basics Correlation Linear Regression | |
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| Statistical Analysis of Relationships: Advanced and Special Techniques Reliability | |
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| Analysis Multiple Regre | |