Why are operational definitions encouraged in research? The need for operational definitions is fundamental when collecting all types of data. When collecting data, it is essential that everyone in the system has the same understanding and collects data in the same way. Operational definitions should therefore be made before the collection of data begins. What […]
What are non-significant results?
What are non-significant results? The most reasonable way to describe non-significant results is probably that the study did not find convincing evidence against the hypothesis that that the treatment effect was zero. What does it mean if a variable is not statistically significant? If the p-value for a variable is less than your significance level, […]
How is quality of care measured?
How is quality of care measured? Principles for measuring the quality of health care. Measure aspects of care that go beyond technical quality, e.g. responsiveness, acceptability and trust. Measure perceived quality and compare with clinical quality. Measure quality at different points in the patient pathway through the health system. What are the different kinds of […]
How do I get on Google Scholar?
How do I get on Google Scholar? Create a Google Scholar Profile Step 1: Create your basic profile. Log on to scholar.google.com and click the “My Profile” link at the top of the page to get your account setup started. Step 2: Add publications. Step 3: Make your profile public. Can I upload my paper […]
How do you write an abbreviation in Example?
How do you write an abbreviation in Example? e.g. How do I generate a list of abbreviations in Word? How to Create an Abbreviation List in Microsoft Word Open your Microsoft Word document and scan through each page for abbreviations you want to incorporate into a list. Press “Shift-Alt-X,” or switch to the “References” tab […]
What has replaced NCLB?
What has replaced NCLB? On December 10, 2015, President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), legislation to rewrite the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and replace the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Why is NCLB bad? No Child Left Behind did two major things: It forced states to identify schools that were […]
What is sample and sampling techniques in research?
What is sample and sampling techniques in research? Sampling is a method that allows researchers to infer information about a population based on results from a subset of the population, without having to investigate every individual. In probability (random) sampling, you start with a complete sampling frame of all eligible individuals from which you select […]
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What is the outcome of a study?
What is the outcome of a study? DEFINITIONS. Outcomes (also called events or endpoints) are variables that are monitored during a study to document the impact that a given intervention or exposure has on the health of a given population. Typical examples of outcomes are cure, clinical worsening, and mortality. What are primary and secondary […]
What is explanatory sequential mixed methods?
What is explanatory sequential mixed methods? The mixed-methods sequential explanatory design consists of two dis- tinct phases: quantitative followed by qualitative (Creswell et al. 2003). The qualitative (text) data are collected and analyzed second in the sequence and help explain, or elaborate on, the quantitative results obtained in the first phase. What is sequential exploratory […]