Author

Aday, Lu Ann

Cornelius, Llewellyn J

Edition

3rd ed.

Place of Publication

San Francisco, CA

Publisher

Jossey-Bass Publishers

Publication Date

2006

Physical Description

xxii, 518 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects

Health Surveys

Data Collection - methods

Research Design

Abstract

Thinking about topics for health surveys

Matching the survey design to survey objectives

Defining and clarifying the survey variables

Thinking through the relationships between variables

Choosing the methods of data collection

Deciding who will be in the sample

Deciding how many will be in the sample

General principles for formulating questions

Formulating questions about health

Formulating questions about demographics and behavior

Formulating questions about knowledge and attitudes

Guidelines for formatting the questionnaire

Monitoring and carrying out the survey

Preparing the data for analysis

Planning and implementing the analysis of the data

Writing the research report

ISBN

9780787975609

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

W 84.3 A221 2006

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Editor

Hulley, Stephen B

Edition

3rd ed.

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, PA

Publisher

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

xv, 367 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects

Epidemiologic Methods

Research Design

Clinical Trials as Topic

Abstract

Getting started: the anatomy and physiology of clinical research

Conceiving the research question

Choosing the study subjects : specification, sampling, and recruitment

Planning the measurements : precision and accuracy

Getting ready to estimate sample size : hypotheses and underlying principles

Estimating sample size and power : applications and examples

Designing a cohort study

Designing cross-sectional and case-control studies

Enhancing causal inference in observational studies

Designing a randomized blinded trial

Alternative trial designs and implementation issues

Designing studies of medical tests

Utilizing existing databases

Addressing ethical issues

Designing questionnaries and interviews

Data management

Implementing the study and quality control

Community and international studies

Writing and funding a research proposal

ISBN

9780781782104

0781782104

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WA950 D485 2007

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Author

Valente, Thomas W

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

2002

Physical Description

xviii, 305 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Subjects

Health Promotion

Program Evaluation - methods

Research Design

ISBN

0195141768 (alk. paper)

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WA590 V154e 2002

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Editor

Cook, Thomas D

DeMets, David L

Place of Publication

Boca Raton, Fla.

Publisher

Chapman & Hall/CRC

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

xxiii, 439 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series

Texts in statistical science

Subjects

Clinical Trials as Topic - methods

Data Collection - methods

Research Design

Statistics as Topic

Statistics - methods

ISBN

9781584880271

1584440279

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Library

Call Number

HA29 I61 2007

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Author

Campbell, Michael J

Machin, David

Walters, Stephen J

Edition

4th ed.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

xii, 331 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Biometry - methods

Research Design

Statistics as Topic

Statistics - methods

ISBN

9780470025192

0470025190

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Surrey Library

Victoria Library

Kelowna Library

Abbotsford Library

Call Number

HA29 C189m 2007

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Editor

Kazdin, Alan E

Edition

3rd ed.

Place of Publication

Washington, DC

Publisher

American Psychological Association

Publication Date

2003

Subjects

Psychology, Experimental - methods

Research Design

Psychology, Clinical - methods

ISBN

1557989583

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

HA29 M592k 2003

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Editor

Andrew, Sharon

Halcomb, Elizabeth

Place of Publication

Chichester, UK

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

xvii, 230 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects

Nursing Research - methods

Research Design

Data Collection

Health services research - methods

ISBN

9781405167772

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WY20.5 M685 2009

Copies

Editor

Addington-Hall, Julia M

Place of Publication

Oxford

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

xii, 315 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Palliative Care

Research - methods

Clinical Trials - methods

Research Design

Writing

Abstract

Principles of designing clinical trials in palliative care / Michael I. Bennett.

Ethical and practical issues in designing and conducting clinical trials in palliative care / Yolanda Zuriarrain Reyna, Michael I. Bennett, and Eduardo Bruera.

Survey design / Julia M. Addington-Hall.

Survey research: methods of data collection, questionnaire design, and piloting / Julia M. Addington-Hall.

Experimental and quasi-experimental designs / Massimo Costantini and Irene J. Higginson.

Outcome measurement / Irene J. Higginson and Richard Harding.

Systematic reviews / Marjolein Gysels and Irene J. Higginson.

Qualitative methods of data collection and analysis / Sheila Payne.

Ethical and practice issues in qualitative research / Frances Sheldon and Anita Sargeant.

Evaluating qualitative research / Michele Crossley.

Mixed methods for evaluation research / Christine Ingleton and Sue Davies.

Ethnography / Jane Seymour.

Documentary analysis and policy / Margaret O’Connor

How to develop a research question / Laura Kelly and Patrick Stone.

Writing a research proposal / Chris Todd

How to gain research ethics approval / Peter Speck.

How to use a statistician / Malcolm Campbell.

How to write a paper / Julia M. Addington-Hall.

ISBN

9780198503251

0198530250

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Library

Kelowna Library

Call Number

WB310 R431 2007

Copies

Author

Riffenburgh, Robert H

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

Burlington, MA

Publisher

Elsevier Academic Press

Publication Date

c2006

Physical Description

xli, 622 p. : ill. ; 27 cm

Subjects

Biometry - methods

Models, Statistical

Research Design

Statistics as Topic

Statistics - methods

ISBN

9780120887705

0120887703

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Library

Call Number

HA29 R564s 2006

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Corporate Author

Groves, Robert M

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

Hoboken, NJ

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

xxi, 461 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Series

Wiley series in survey methodology

Subjects

Data Collection - methods

Data Interpretation, Statistical

Research Design

Social Sciences

ISBN

9780470465462

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

HA31.2 S963 2009

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