Table of Contents

PART ONE: THE FOUNDATIONS OF QUANTITATIVE NURSING RESEARCH What Is Quantitative Nursing Research? Research Questions and Hypotheses Causality, Generalizability and Randomization Ethical Considerations in Nursing Research PART TWO: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGNS Experiments Surveys Correlational Research I 'Ordinary' Correlational Studies Correlational Research II Causal-Comparative Studies PART THREE: QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR DATA GATHERING AND ANALYSIS Sampling Measurement Statistics The Use of Computers in Quantitative Research PART FOUR: SPECIALIZED QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES Secondary Analysis Meta-Analysis Pilot Studies and Replication Studies Methodological Research PART FIVE: MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS Running Subjects One-at-a-Time The Measurement of Change Strategies for Coping with Missing-Data Problems The Dissemination of Research Results