Research Methodology: A Practical Book for Medical Researcher

Meer Mahbubul Alam served as a professor of Biostatistics in North East University, Bangladesh Open University and Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College. He was the Head of the Department of Surgery and Dean, School of Medical Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet.

CONTENTS
About the Author
Forwarding
Acknowledgement
Preface
Contents

Chapter-01
Concept of Biomedical Research
Research Methdology
Types of Bio-medical Research Steps of Biomedical Research

Chapter-02
Identification and Definition of Problem
Justification of Research Problem
Analysis of Research problem

Chapter-03
Approach to Research Problem
Research question
Hypothesis
Objectives

Chapter-04
Research Design
A. Observational
Descriptive design
Cross-secional design
Case-control design
Cohort design
B. Experimental
a. Pre-experimental
b. Quasi experimental design
c. True experimental desgn

Chapter-05
Sampling Design
Population/ sample
Sampling design
Calculation of sample size

Chapter-06
Data Collection
Methods of data collection
Designing questionnaire

Chapter-07
Pre-analysis and Analysis of Data
Steps of Pre-analysis
Univariate analysis of qualitative data
Univariate analysis of quantitative data

Chapter-08
Bivariate Analysis
Analysis of quantitative data
Correlation
Scatter diagram
Co-efficient of co-relation
Regression
Types of regression
Steps of regression analysis

Chapter-09
Analysis of Qualitative Data
Relative risk ratio
Odds ratio
X²-test
Chapter-10
Multivariate Analysis of Qualitative Data
Sub-table (Elaboration Method)
Multivariate Analysis of Quantitative Data
Multiple regression analysis

Chapter-11
Clinical Trial
Types of clinical trials
Design of clinical trial
Randomized control clinical trials

Chapter-12
Approaches to Inference Drawing
Estimation
Hypothesis testing or Significance test

Chapter-13
Parametric Significance Test
Z-test
t-test
ANOVA

Chapter 14
Nan parametric Significance Test
X -test
Man Whitney test

Chapter-15
Presentation of Data
Presentation of quantitative data
Presentation of qualitative Data

Chapter-16
Interpretation of Data

Chapter-17
Writing Protocol
Components of Reserch Protocol

Chapter-18
Writing Thesis/ Dissertation
Causes of Failure of Thesis
Presentation and binding

Chapter-19
Sample Protocol

Chapter-20
Sample Thesis
i. References
ii. Glossary
iii. Statistical table
iv. Index