Abstract
This paper provides a summary of the main quantitative research designs. Quantitative research designs occur in a hierarchy of evidence, ranging from descriptive research designs such as cross-sectional studies, and cohort designs, to more carefully constructed experimental designs like randomised control trials (RCT's). The quality of a study's findings is determined by factors affecting its internal validity and its application to other settings is gauged by its external validity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 656-660 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 2 Dec 2024 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 30 Jun 2025 |
Bibliographical note
© 2024 The Author(s). Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.Data Availability Statement
The authors have nothing to report.Funding
The authors received no specific funding for this work.
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Keywords
- Quantitative
- Research Design
- Validity
- research design
- quantitative
- validity
- Research Design/standards
- Clinical Studies as Topic
- Reproducibility of Results
- Humans
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