D514 /
Analytical
/ /
Methods of Healthcare Leaders Pre-
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Test Terms With Definitions
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Time-series
Looks //at //equally //spaced //points //in //time; //usually //to //compare //DATA.
Cross-sectional
A //specific //point //in //time //and/or //a //specific //disease //process //in //a //geographic //area.
Pretest-posttest
Randomized //control //trial
people /
/are /
/allocated //at //random //(by //chance) //to //receive //one //of //several //clinical //interventions. //One //of
//the /
/interventions /
/is //the //"control", //which //may //be //standard //practice, //a //placebo, //or //no //intervention //at //all.
quantitative //research
Numerical //Data
What //is //a //characteristic //of //qualitative //research //methods?
Introduces //subjectivity //to //data //collection
Clinical //trial
A //scientifically //controlled //study //of //the //safety //and //effectiveness //of //a //therapeutic //agent
Case //study
Non-
participant /
, /(observational) /
/observation /
/is //when //researchers //investigate //one //person, //one //group, //or //one //institution //in //depth.
In //Professional //Journals
Cohort //study
medical /
/research /
/used /
/to /
/investigate /
/the //causes //of //disease, //establishing //links //between //risk //factors //and //health //outcomes
CARRIED //OUT //OVER //FUTURE //periods //of //time
Meta-analysis
uses /
/many /
/different /
/data /
/sources /
/(qualitative //and //quantitative) //to //develop //1 //conclusion //with //more //evidence //and //power.
Applies //analysis //to //a //problem
Literature //review
informational //and //reading //about //the //research //may //help //you //to //make //decisions
Longitudinal //study
Same //as //cohort //(people //are //studied //over //a //long //period //of //time)
Analysis //of //variance //(
ANOVA: /
/compare /
/means /
/between //independent //variables //with //similar //variance //and //normality //of //distribution.
Analytical
/ /
Methods of Healthcare Leaders Pre-
/ // // // //
Test Terms With Definitions
// // // //
Time-series
Looks //at //equally //spaced //points //in //time; //usually //to //compare //DATA.
Cross-sectional
A //specific //point //in //time //and/or //a //specific //disease //process //in //a //geographic //area.
Pretest-posttest
Randomized //control //trial
people /
/are /
/allocated //at //random //(by //chance) //to //receive //one //of //several //clinical //interventions. //One //of
//the /
/interventions /
/is //the //"control", //which //may //be //standard //practice, //a //placebo, //or //no //intervention //at //all.
quantitative //research
Numerical //Data
What //is //a //characteristic //of //qualitative //research //methods?
Introduces //subjectivity //to //data //collection
Clinical //trial
A //scientifically //controlled //study //of //the //safety //and //effectiveness //of //a //therapeutic //agent
Case //study
Non-
participant /
, /(observational) /
/observation /
/is //when //researchers //investigate //one //person, //one //group, //or //one //institution //in //depth.
In //Professional //Journals
Cohort //study
medical /
/research /
/used /
/to /
/investigate /
/the //causes //of //disease, //establishing //links //between //risk //factors //and //health //outcomes
CARRIED //OUT //OVER //FUTURE //periods //of //time
Meta-analysis
uses /
/many /
/different /
/data /
/sources /
/(qualitative //and //quantitative) //to //develop //1 //conclusion //with //more //evidence //and //power.
Applies //analysis //to //a //problem
Literature //review
informational //and //reading //about //the //research //may //help //you //to //make //decisions
Longitudinal //study
Same //as //cohort //(people //are //studied //over //a //long //period //of //time)
Analysis //of //variance //(
ANOVA: /
/compare /
/means /
/between //independent //variables //with //similar //variance //and //normality //of //distribution.
