Quantitative Nursing Research

This major textbook guides the reader through the basic definitionsfundamentals of design and techniques of quantitative research. After aninitial discussion on... » 

This major textbook guides the reader through the basic definitionsfundamentals of design and techniques of quantitative research. After aninitial discussion on the nature of quantitative nursing research the authorexplores research questions hypotheses causality generalizability andrandomization. He then considers ethical issues in nursing research.After examining research designs techniques for data gathering and analysisand specialized techniques in quantitative research the author proceeds todiscuss the measurement of change strategies for coping with missing dataproblems and the dissemination of research results.Numerous examples guides for further reading and exercises to help the readernavigate the research literature are particular features of this textbook. «