Understanding and evaluating research in applied clinical settings / George A. Morgan, Jeffrey A. Gliner, Robert J. Harmon ; in collaboration with Helena Chmura Kraemer, Nancy L. Leech, Jerry J. Vaske.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morgan, George A. (George Arthur), 1936-

Contributor:

Gliner, Jeffrey A.

Harmon, Robert John, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Research--Methodology.

Social sciences.

Psychology--Research--Methodology.

Psychology.

Social sciences--Statistical methods.

Psychometrics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Clinically oriented professionals and students need to understand and evaluate the research and statistics in professional articles, especially given today's emphasis on evidence-based practice. This book demonstrates how the research approach and design help determine the appropriate statistical analysis. Understanding and Evaluating Research in Applied and Clinical Settings features:*short, independent, chapters that do not have to be read in order;*a guide to understanding why a particular statistic was selected;*an emphasis on effects sizes including measures of risk po

Contents:

Cover; UNDERSTANDING AND EVALUATING RESEARCH IN APPLIED AND CLINICAL SETTINGS; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; I. INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERS; 1 Framework and Sample Studies; 2 Definitions, Purposes, and Dimensions of Research; 3 A Tale of Two Paradigms: Quantitative and Qualitative; 4 Ethical Problems and Principles in Human Research; 5 Ethical Issues Related to Publishing and Reviewing; II. VARIABLES AND THEIR MEASUREMENT; 6 Research Problems and Variables; 7 Measurement and Descriptive Statistics; 8 Measurement Reliability; 9 Measurement Validity

10 Data Collection TechniquesIII. RESEARCH APPROACHES, QUESTIONS, AND DESIGNS; 11 Quantitative Research Approaches; 12 Research Questions and Hypotheses; 13 Quasi-Experimental Designs; 14 Randomized Experimental Designs; 15 Single-Subject Designs; 16 General Design Classifications; IV. INTRODUCTION TO THE EVALUATION OF METHODS AND DESIGN; 17 Internal Validity; 18 Sampling and Population External Validity; 19 Evaluating the Validity of a Research Study: An Introduction; V. INTRODUCTION TO INFERENTIAL STATISTICS AND THEIR INTERPRETATION

20 Introduction to Inferential Statistics and Hypothesis Testing21 Problems With Null Hypothesis Significance Testing (NHST); 22 Using Effect Sizes and Confidence Intervals to Interpret the Results of a Statistical Test; VI. SELECTION AND INTERPRETATION OF SPECIFIC STATISTICS; 23 Selection of Inferential Statistics: An Overview; 24 Single-Factor Between-Groups Designs: Analysis and Interpretation; 25 Single-Factor Repeated-Measures Designs: Analysis and Interpretation; 26 Basic Associational Designs: Analysis and Interpretation; 27 The Chi-Square Test and Accompanying Effect Size Indices

28 Between-Groups Factorial Designs: Analysis and Interpretation29 Pretest-Posttest Comparison Group Designs: Analysis and Interpretation; 30 Use and Interpretation of Multiple Regression; 31 Logistic Regression and Discriminant Analysis: Use and Interpretation; 32 Selection and Use of Inferential Statistics: A Summary; 33 Interpretation of Alpha, Factor Analysis, and Principal Components Analysis; VII. APPLICATION CHAPTERS; 34 Levels of Evidence for Evidence-Based Practice; 35 Meta-Analysis: Formulation and Interpretation; 36 Effect Sizes and Clinical Significance

VIII. EVALUATION OF RESEARCH VALIDITY37 Framework for a Comprehensive Evaluation of the Research Validity of a Study; 38 Evaluations of Four Sample Articles; Appendix A: Research Validity Evaluation Form; Appendix B: Completed Research Validity Evaluation Form; Appendix C: Comparative Numerical Evaluations of the Four Sample Studies; Appendix D: Confusing Terms; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Based on the textbook Research methods in applied settings / Jeffrey A. Gliner and George A. Morgan. 2000.

Revisions of articles previously published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 344-350) and indexes.

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Related Work:

Gliner, Jeffrey A. Research methods in applied settings.

ISBN:

1-135-60453-3

1-282-37550-4

9786612375507

1-4106-1577-4

9781410615770

OCLC:

475977367