Quantitative Research Methods II

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This course expands upon the concepts and applications of Quantitative Research I, including an introduction to longitudinal and randomized control design issues and detailed methodological and design comparisons (e.g., experimental, cross-sectional, and longitudinal). Parametric and non- parametric univariate comparative statistical methods used to analyze data resulting from cross sectional and randomized controlled designs will be included. Special emphasis targets research concerning primary health care, cultural competence, and evidence-based best practices within the nursing discipline. Students will critically appraise design issues; propose discipline-relevant research questions or hypotheses; design a quantitative pilot study; select the correct statistical technique to answer research questions involving group difference; clean and screen grouped data; use SPSS to answer grouped data research questions; interpret SPSS output; and evaluate results based upon statistical, theoretical and clinical rationale.