ME-626 General Quantitative Research Methods
- Studiepoeng:
- 5
- Ansvarlig avdeling:
- Fakultet for helse- og idrettsvitenskap
- Emneansvarlig:
- Bjørge Herman Hansen
- Undervisningssemester:
- Vår, Høst
- Varighet:
- 1 semester
Emnet er tilknyttet følgende studieprogram
- Ph.d.-program i helse- og idrettsvitenskap
Anbefalte forkunnskaper
EX-602 Philosophy of Science
Innhold
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Research designs
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Population and research sample
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Descriptive statistics; central tendency and dispersion tendency, level of measurements, statistical distributions
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Comparison of two or more groups (t-tests (independent samples and paired samples), One-way ANOVA, Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis, Wilcoxon signed rank test, Chi-Square)
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Association between variables (Pearson´s correlation coefficient, Spearman rank correlations, simple linear regression)
Læringsutbytte
On successful completion of the course, the candidate has:
Knowledge about
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different types of recruitment procedures and randomization types
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the assumptions of basic statistical analysis including simple linear regression analysis
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strengths and limitations with respect to different quantitative research designs
Skills
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can plan, conduct and evaluate different types of recruitment procedures and randomization types
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can present descriptive statistics
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can plan, conduct, interpret and evaluate results from basic statistical analysis including simple linear regression analysis
General competence
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have an overview of different types of study designs and can independently plan, analyze, and interpret own and others results from basic statistical analysis
Vilkår for å gå opp til eksamen
Participation in compulsory lectures as stated in the course pamphlet.
Eksamen
Individual 14-days home examination. The examination will be assessed as pass/fail.