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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480404003321

Autore

Knapp Thomas R

Titolo

Quantitative Nursing Research [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, : SAGE Publications, 1998

ISBN

1-4522-4363-8

1-4522-5058-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (299 p.)

Disciplina

610.730723

610.730727

Soggetti

Nursing -- Research -- Methodology

Nursing - Research - Methodology

Nursing -- Research -- Statistical methods

Nursing - Research - Statistical methods

Nursing Research -- methods

Statistics as Topic

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Part I - The Foundations of Quantitative Nursing Research; Chapter 1 - What is Quantitative Nursing Research?; Chapter 2 - Research Questions and Hypotheses; Chapter 3 - Causality, Generalizability, and Randomization; Chapter 4 - Ethical Considerations in Nursing Research; Part II - Quantitative Research Designs; Chapter 5 - Experiments; Chapter 6 - Surveys; Chapter 7 - Correlational Research I: ""Ordinary"" Correlational Studies; Chapter 8 - Correlational Research II: Causal-Comparative Studies; Part III - Quantitative Techniques for Data Gathering and Analysis

Chapter 9 - SamplingChapter 10 - Measurement; Chapter 11 - Statistics; Chapter 12 - The Use of Computers in Quantitative Research; Part IV - Specialized Quantitative Techniques; Chapter 13 - Secondary Analysis; Chapter 14 - Meta-Analysis; Chapter 15 - Pilot Studies and Replication Studies; Chapter 16 - Methodological Research; Part V - Miscellaneous Topics; Chapter 17 - Running Subjects One at a Time;



Chapter 18 - The Measurement of Change; Chapter 19 - Strategies for Coping with Missing-Data Problems; Chapter 20 - The Dissemination of Research Results; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

You may stop looking now. Quantitative Nursing Research is the answer to the prayers of graduate students and practitioners who have sought the key to this often intimidating subject. In this highly readable (dare we say enjoyable?) work, Thomas R. Knapp guides the reader through the basic definitions, fundamentals of design, and techniques of quantitative research