| Preface to the First Edition |
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| Preface to the Third Edition |
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PART I SETTING THE SCENE: WHO DID WHAT, AND WHY |
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3 | (4) |
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2 The Abstract and Introduction |
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3 The Aims and Objectives |
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14 | (7) |
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PART II DESIGN MATTERS: WHAT TYPE OF STUDY IS IT? |
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21 | (32) |
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4 Descriptive Studies: Qualitative |
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23 | (6) |
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5 Descriptive Studies: Quantitative |
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29 | (6) |
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35 | (7) |
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42 | (8) |
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50 | (3) |
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PART III THE CAST: FINDING OUT ABOUT THE SUBJECTS OF THE RESEARCH |
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53 | (22) |
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55 | (4) |
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10 Populations and Samples in Quantitative Research |
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59 | (4) |
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11 The Sample in Qualitative Research |
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63 | (4) |
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12 Identifying and Defining Cases |
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67 | (3) |
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13 Controls and Comparisons |
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70 | (5) |
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PART IV ESTABLISHING THE FACTS: STARTING WITH BASIC OBSERVATIONS |
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75 | (46) |
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14 Identifying the Characteristics of Quantitative Data |
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77 | (7) |
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15 Summarising the Characteristics of Quantitative Data |
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84 | (6) |
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16 Identifying and Summarising the Characteristics of Qualitative Data |
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90 | (3) |
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17 Measuring the Characteristics of Participants: Quantitative |
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93 | (6) |
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18 Measuring the Characteristics of Participants: Qualitative |
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99 | (3) |
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19 Measuring the Characteristics of Measures |
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102 | (4) |
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106 | (12) |
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21 Exploring and Explaining: Topic Guides |
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118 | (3) |
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PART V ESTABLISHING MORE OF THE FACTS: SOME COMMON WAYS OF DESCRIBING RESULTS |
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121 | (14) |
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22 Fractions, Proportions, and Rates |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (3) |
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24 Ratios of Risks and Odds |
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128 | (7) |
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PART VI ANALYSING THE DATA: ESTIMATION AND HYPOTHESIS TESTING |
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135 | (26) |
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25 Confidence Intervals for Means, Proportions, and Medians |
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137 | (6) |
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26 Confidence Intervals for Ratios |
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143 | (4) |
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27 Testing Hypotheses - the p-Value |
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147 | (14) |
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PART VII ANALYSING THE DATA: MULTIVARIABLE METHODS |
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161 | (70) |
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163 | (7) |
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170 | (5) |
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175 | (10) |
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185 | (5) |
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190 | (6) |
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33 Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
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196 | (10) |
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34 Analysing Qualitative Data |
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206 | (5) |
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35 Results in Text and Tables |
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211 | (8) |
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219 | (8) |
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37 The Discussion and Conclusions |
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| References |
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| Index |
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