This invaluable text on the design and analysis of clinical research studiesexplains the basis of experimental design and statistics in a way that issensitive t... » 

This invaluable text on the design and analysis of clinical research studiesexplains the basis of experimental design and statistics in a way that issensitive to the clinical context in which nurses work. It uses data fromactual studies to illustrate how todesign the studyuse and select datapresent research findingsuse a computer for statistical analysis.The scope of the study designs and associated statistical techniques covered inthe book allow both the beginning nurse researcher and the more seasonedprofessional nurse investigator to approach a research study with confidenceand optimism. The authors show how qualitative data can be approachedquantitatively what the advantages of this are from the nursing viewpoint andhow quantitative methodology can help nurses to develop a common researchlanguage with other disciplines involved in patient care. «