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Research in Nursing and Health Understanding and Using Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

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ISBN-10: 0826116167

ISBN-13: 9780826116161

Edition: 2nd 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Carol Noll Hoskins, Carla Mariano

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List price: $69.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

This updated new edition offers the reader a step-by-step guide to conducting research and to understanding the research studies done by others. It describes both quantitative and qualitative investigations. The book is written in outline format, for quick reference. An important feature of the new edition is an extensive listing of online databases and knowledge resources. Graduate students and nurse researchers will find this an easily accessible source of valuable information.

Contributors
Preface
Introduction to Research
The Research Question
A Review of the Literature: Using Online and Print Sources
Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
Research Designs
Sampling Methods: Basic Issues and Concepts
Principles of Measurement
Development of Quantitative Methods
Data Analysis and Interpretation
Product of the Inquiry: The Research Report
Guide to Critique of Quantitative Research with Examples and Practice Studies
Guide to Critique of Qualitative Research with Examples and Practice Studies
References and Bibliography
Suggested Guide for Abstracting Research Studies
Guide to Critique of Philosophical Research
Issues of Control and Validity: Quantitative Studies
Testing Hypotheses with an Exemplar Study: Statistical Significance, Error, Directionality, and Power
Index