Introduction to research methods and data analysis in the health sciences

An upper level Research Methods text with associated website and a quantitative bias, covering both the production and consumption of research unlike most other competing titles. The book is divided into three sections (critical numbers, critical appraisal, conducting research), each containing four to five chapters. The first two sections are concerned with the appraisal of existing research. The third section is concerned with the design and analysis of students own research.

Features:

• Considers both the Production and the Consumption of research and data
• Relevant across Healthcare
• Inclusion of formative assessment material on CW
• Application of popular statistical packages (SPSS and R)
• Particularly relevant at PostGraduate and CPD levels
• More Quantitative focus than other offerings
• Suitable for expected level of all degree nursing courses
• Excellent addition to the H&SC Library

Extra resources:

   Formative assessment exercises (MCQs with scoring algorithm)

   Instant feedback about which sections of the book should be re-read

   Programming code

   Supplementary data

About the author:

Dr. Gareth Hagger-Johnson, University College London