3.2 Discussion: Quantitative Research Process
Identify and describe the key concepts of quantitative research and the steps involved in the process.
Search for a quantitative research article related to your patient-centered problem. After reading the article, you will describe the steps taken by the researcher to complete the study and the process used to draw conclusions from the data collected.
Upon successful completion of this discussion, you will be able to:
Describe key concepts in quantitative research.
Identify the steps of the quantitative research process.
Discuss the process used to collect and analyze quantitative data.
Resources
Textbook: Foundations of Nursing Research
Article: Sample size in quantitative research
File: Understanding the research process
File: Chapter 5 PPT
File: Chapter 10 PPT
File: Chapter 12 PPT
Video: How to search for an article in OCLS
Video: How to save an article as a PDF document
