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Quantitative research in paramedic practice: an overview
Jayne Cutter
The Paramedics Guide to Research: An Introduction, Volume: 1
Swansea University Author: Jayne Cutter
Abstract
This chapter prvides a broad overview of quantitative research from getting started to completion. It is aimed at increasing understanding of the quantittaive research process and will help the reader understand how to formualte a research question, select a representative sample and determine the m...
| Published in: | The Paramedics Guide to Research: An Introduction |
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| Published: |
Maidenhead
Open University Press
2011
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa12047 |
| Abstract: |
This chapter prvides a broad overview of quantitative research from getting started to completion. It is aimed at increasing understanding of the quantittaive research process and will help the reader understand how to formualte a research question, select a representative sample and determine the most appropriate research approach. It alos incorporates an introduction to basic descriptive and inferential statistical tests. |
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| Keywords: |
quantitative; reliability; validity; sampling rigour; statistics |
| College: |
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |