Medical research is essential for advancing the understanding of health, diseases, and treatments. There are many types of studies that serve different purposes. Medical research, or health research, ...

Once you have determined your research question, the next step is to decide on a research design. As random assignment tends to be challenging in SoTL, most projects tend to fall into the ...

Previously in this series I have given an overview of the main types of study design and the techniques used to minimise biased results. In this article I describe more fully ecological studies, their ...

A cohort study is one in which a group of subjects, selected to represent the population of interest, is studied over time. Much like a cross-sectional study, information is collected about the ...

Why is this unit important? This unit provides you with an inclusive, accessible and concept-focused foundation in principles of quantitative research design and data analysis. You will develop the ...