Introduction to Health Research Methods
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Introduction to Health Research Methods: A Practical Guide
By Kathryn H. JacobsenThe Pearson correlation coefficient, often called “Pearson's r,” is a statistical measure of the degree to which changes in the value of one numeric variable predict changes in the value of another numeric variable. Pearson's r is used ...
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Introduction to Health Research Methods
By Kathryn H. Jacobsenparticipants, respect for, 320–321 participation rate, 110, 112, 127, 148–150 path analysis, 265 patient charts, 38–39, 42–43 PCA, 143 Pearson correlation coefficient, 98 Pearson productmoment correlation, 247 peerreview process, 320, ...
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Introduction to Health Research Methods
By Kathryn H. JacobsenFor continuous variables and other variables with responses that can be plotted on a number line, a Pearson correlation coefficient (r) should be used to calculate the correlation. For variables that assign a rank to responses or that ...
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Introduction to Health Research Methods
By Kathryn H. JacobsenA step-by-step guide to conducting research in medicine, public health, and other health sciences, this clear, practical, and straightforward text demystifies the research process and empowers students (and other new investigators) to ...
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Introduction to Health Research Methods: A Practical Guide
By Kathryn H. JacobsenIn five sections, Introduction to Health Research Methods describes the entire research process beginning with the identification of a research question and the selection of a study approach, proceeding through the collection and analysis ...