HSS 3101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Data Analysis
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The research process: 12 steps (also a wheel: find research topic, literature search. Reference existing literature on topic: define problem, develop research question. Identifies everything that is going to be taking place. Pico and finer: generate a hypothesis. Must also include pico: choose appropriate study design, define variables. How are you measuring them: identify participants. Obtain approval from ethics committee: data analysis. What comparisons do we think are of interest: write up results (getting the word out, amend research question. Intervention, prognostic factor, or exposure: patient, population, or problem, comparison or intervention, outcome.