Introduction to Research Methods and Data Analysis in the Health Sciences – eBook

Introduction to Research Methods and Data Analysis in the Health Sciences (PDF/AZW3) offers a balanced blend of quantitative research methods and the most commonly used techniques for collecting and evaluating data in the health sciences. Highly practical in nature, the ebook guides you, step-by-step, through the research process, and includes both the consumption and the production of research and data analysis. Split into the three strands that run throughout quantitative health science research – critical numbers, critical appraisal of the present research, and conducting new research – this available textbook introduces:

• • Cohort studies
  • Critical appraisal
  • Descriptive statistics
  • Case-control studies
  • Searching the literature
  • Randomized controlled trials
  • Dissemination and publication
  • Research ethics and data management
  • Linear regression for continuous outcomes
  • Logistic regression for categorical outcomes
  • Confounding, effect modification, mediation, and causal inference
  • Measures of association for categorical and continuous outcomes

A devoted companion website provides additional teaching and learning resources for students and lecturers, including R programming code, screenshots, and extensive self-assessment material linked to the ebook’s exercises and activities.

Accessible and clear with comprehensive coverage to prepare the reader with an understanding of the research process and the practical skills they need to gather and analyze data, it is vital reading for all undergraduate and postgraduate students in the health and medical sciences.

Additional ISBNs: 978-0273763840, 978-0415734080, 9781315771113, 9781317674412, 9781306890632, 9781317674429, 9781317674405, 978-1315771113, 978-1317674412, 978-1306890632, 131577111X, 0415734088, 1317674421, 1317674413, 1317674405, 978-1317674429, 978-1317674405

NOTE: The product only includes the ebook, Introduction to Research Methods and Data Analysis in the Health Sciences in AZW3 (Kindle) format. A converted PDF is available on request. No access codes are included.