03058nam 22005173 450 991082252550332120240516222242.01-4522-4363-81-4522-5058-8(CKB)2560000000089877(EBL)997107(OCoLC)809773980(MiAaPQ)EBC997107(EXLCZ)99256000000008987720131216d1998|||| uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierQuantitative nursing research /Thomas R. Knapp1st ed.Thousand Oaks, Calif. :SAGE Publications,1998.1 online resource (299 pages)Description based upon print version of record.0-7619-1363-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 AnalysisChapter 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 AuthorYou 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 researchNursingResearchStatistical methodsNursingResearchMethodologyStatistics as TopicNursingResearchStatistical methodsNursingResearchMethodologyStatistics as Topic.610.730723610.730727Knapp Thomas R.1930-881391AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910822525503321Quantitative nursing research4089575UNINA