Introduction to Research Methods and Data Analysis in the Health Sciences

ISBN-13: 9780415734080 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 328 str.

Gareth Hagger-Johnson

Opis

This book presents a balanced blend of research methods, and the most widely used techniques for collecting and analysing data. Highly practical in nature, it guides you, step-by-step, through the research process.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Evidence-Based Health Research  Section 1: Critical Numbers  2. Descriptive Statistics Part 1: Levels of Measurement and Measures of Central Tendency  3. Descriptive Statistics Part 2: Measures of Dispersion  4. Measures of Association for Categorical Outcomes  5. Measures of Association for Continuous Outcomes  6. Confounding, Effect Modification, Mediation and Causal Inference  Section 2: Critical Appraisal of Existing Research  7. Searching the Literature  8. Randomised Controlled Trials  9. Cohort Studies  10. Case-Control Studies  11. Research Ethics and Data Management  Section 3: Conducting New Research  12. Dissemination and Publication  13. Linear Regression for Continuous Outcomes  14. Logistic Regression for Categorical Outcomes  Appendices

O autorze

Gareth Hagger-Johnson is a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London, UK.