Quantitative Nursing Research [Paperback]

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

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

PART ONE: THE FOUNDATIONS OF QUANTITATIVE NURSING RESEARCH
What Is Quantitative Nursing Research?
Research Questions and Hypotheses
Causality, Generalizability and Randomization
Ethical Considerations in Nursing Research
PART TWO: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGNS
Experiments
Surveys
Correlational Research I
`Ordinary' Correlational Studies
Correlational Research II
Causal-Comparative Studies
PART THREE: QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR DATA GATHERING AND ANALYSIS
Sampling
Measurement
Statistics
The Use of Computers in Quantitative Research
PART FOUR: SPECIALIZED QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES
Secondary Analysis
Meta-Analysis
Pilot Studies and Replication Studies
Methodological Research
PART FIVE: MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
Running Subjects One-at-a-Time
The Measurement of Change
Strategies for Coping with Missing-Data Problems
The Dissemination of Research Results