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A User-Friendly Guide
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By
Mitchell Batavia, PhD, PT, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, School of Education, New York University, New York, NY, USA
Description
* A jargon-free guide to understanding and conducting research * Uses metaphors, visual images, and examples to simplify complex research
concepts * Includes information on how to start a journal club, how to write case reports, and * How to become a "clinician-researcher"
* Provides computer exercises to help readers understand statistical concepts
Contents
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK AND OVERVIEW: The Boat Metaphor; Why Research?; ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY: UNDERSTANDING RESEARCH CONCEPTS: Anatomy:
Understanding the Research Process; Questions; Hypotheses; Theory; Designs; Sampling; Measurement; Descriptive Statistics; Inferential
Statistics; Tests of Significance; Putting It All Together: Matching Question-Design-Analysis; The Function of Research; PATHOLOGY and
VACCINATIONS: Mistakes with the Investigator; Mistakes with the Treatment; Mistakes with the Subjects; Mistakes in Measurement; Mistakes
in Conducting Studies over Time; Mistakes in Math; THE EXAMINATION: FINDING MISTAKES IN STUDIES: Evaluating Research: Is It Believable?;
Where to Find It in a Report; CLINICIANS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS: Just for Clinicians; Just for Graduate Students; The Future: A Final
Word...or Two...or Three; Appendix A: Resources; Appendix B: List of Potential Biases in Research
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Paperback, 160 pages, publication date: OCT-2000
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-7193-4
ISBN-10: 0-7506-7193-9
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
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Last update: 30 Nov 2009
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