Inferential Statistics
Chapter 35. Inferential Statistics Roger Watson ▪ What is inferential statistics? ▪ Confidence ▪ Statistical significance ▪ Differences between means ▪ Correlation ▪ How many subjects? ▪ Conclusion What is…
Descriptive Statistics
Chapter 34. Descriptive Statistics Ian Atkinson ▪ Introduction ▪ The nature of numerical data ▪ Presentation of numerical data – tables ▪ Presentation of numerical data – charts ▪ Measures…
Q Methodology in Nursing Research
Chapter 31. Q Methodology in Nursing Research Carl Thompson and Rachel Baker ▪ Introduction ▪ Research questions suitable for Q methodological enquiry ▪ Q methodology – a walkthrough ▪ Strengths…
Single-case Studies
Chapter 19. Single-case Studies Rob Newell ▪ Introduction – what are single-case experiments? ▪ What are single-case experiments for? ▪ What are the basic assumptions of single-case experiments? ▪ How…
Questionnaires
Chapter 29. Questionnaires Kader Parahoo ▪ Introduction: what is a questionnaire? ▪ The purpose of questionnaires ▪ Developing and planning questionnaires ▪ Constructing questionnaires ▪ Ethical implications ▪ Advantages and…
Managing a Research Project
Chapter 14. Managing a Research Project Richard Whittington ▪ Introduction ▪ Project management for beginners ▪ Project management when externally funded ▪ Case study ▪ Conclusion Introduction Managing a research…
Focus Groups
Chapter 28. Focus Groups Pauline Joyce ▪ Introduction ▪ Collecting data by focus groups ▪ An example of a focus group study ▪ Virtual focus groups ▪ Ethical considerations ▪…
Narrative Research and Analysis
Chapter 32. Narrative Research and Analysis Sion Williams and John Keady ▪ Introduction ▪ What is narrative research? ▪ Locating narrative ▪ Narrative methods ▪ Narrative analysis ▪ Evaluating narrative…
Research Governance and Research Ethics
Chapter 12. Research Governance and Research Ethics Carol Haigh ▪ Introduction ▪ Why have governance guidelines developed? ▪ Fundamentals of research governance ▪ Fundamentals of research ethics ▪ Example 1…
