D514 Analytical Methods of Healthcare Leaders Pre-Test
Terms
Jeremiah
Terms in this set (55)
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
people are allocated at random (by chance) to receive one of several clinical
Randomized control trial 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 Introduces subjectivity to data collection
research methods?
Clinical trial A scientifically controlled study of the safety and effectiveness of a therapeutic agent
Non-participant (observational) observation is when researchers investigate one
person, one group, or one institution in depth.
Case study
In Professional Journals
medical research used to investigate the causes of disease, establishing links between
risk factors and health outcomes
Cohort study
CARRIED OUT OVER FUTURE periods of time
uses many different data sources (qualitative and quantitative) to develop 1 conclusion
with more evidence and power.
Meta-analysis
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)
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