Introduction to Nutrition and Health Research

Preface. Acknowledgements. Part I: Overview of the Research Process. 1. Introduction to Research in Nutrition and Health. 2. Research Problem and Literature Review. 3. Framing a Research Problem: Hypotheses, Purposes, Objectives, and Questions. 4. Writing Method Sections. 5. Ethical Issues in Research and Scholarship. Part II: Statistical and Measurement Concepts in Research. 6. Statistical Concepts. 7. Relationships Among Variables. 8. Differences Among Groups. 9. Nonparametric Statistics. 10. Measuring Research Variables. Part III: Various Types of Research. 11. Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research. 12. Descriptive Research and Qualitative Research. Part IV: Writing the Research Proposal and Results. 13. Results, Discussion, and Abstract. 14. Publications. 15. Writing the Research Proposal. Part V: Using Computers in Research. 16. Using Computers. Appendix: A. Statistical Tables. Subject Index.