LEADER 03058nam 22005173 450 001 9910822525503321 005 20240516222242.0 010 $a1-4522-4363-8 010 $a1-4522-5058-8 035 $a(CKB)2560000000089877 035 $a(EBL)997107 035 $a(OCoLC)809773980 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC997107 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000089877 100 $a20131216d1998|||| uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aQuantitative nursing research /$fThomas R. Knapp 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aThousand Oaks, Calif. :$cSAGE Publications,$d1998. 215 $a1 online resource (299 pages) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-7619-1363-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aChapter 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 330 $aYou 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 606 $aNursing$xResearch$xStatistical methods 606 $aNursing$xResearch$xMethodology 606 $aStatistics as Topic 615 0$aNursing$xResearch$xStatistical methods 615 0$aNursing$xResearch$xMethodology 615 0$aStatistics as Topic. 676 $a610.730723 676 $a610.730727 700 $aKnapp$b Thomas R.$f1930-$0881391 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822525503321 996 $aQuantitative nursing research$94089575 997 $aUNINA