Quantitative research in health

This page lists the key topics covered in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year undergraduate research methods in the discipline of psychology at the University of Canberra.

Conducting research edit

Epistemology (Philosophy of science) edit

Research questions edit

Hypothesis formulation edit

Statistics edit

Level of measurement edit

Sampling edit

Data screening edit

Missing data edit

Normal distribution edit

Descriptive statistics edit

Graphing edit

z-scores edit

Transformations edit

Differences - non-para edit

Single-subject design edit

t-tests edit

  • One sample
  • Between subjects
  • Paired samples

Correlation edit

  • Parametric
  • Partial/semi-partial
  • Non-parametric

ANOVA - Analysis of Variance edit

  • ANOVA 1-way
  • ANOVA repeated
  • ANOVA factorial
  • ANOVA mixed
  • ANCOVA - Analysis of Covariance
  • MANOVA - Multivariate Analysis of Variance

Chi-square edit

Linear regression edit

Multiple linear regression edit

  • Basic
  • Advanced

Moderation edit

Mediation edit

Exploratory factor analysis edit

Reliability edit

Validity edit

Internal consistency edit

Composite scores edit

Statistical power edit

Effect sizes edit

Meta-analysis edit

Structural equation modelling edit

Path analysis edit

Survey design edit

Survey research edit

Online surveys edit

Human research ethics edit

Units edit

  1. Introduction to psychological research
  2. Experimental psychology
  3. Survey research and design in psychology
  4. Research methods and professional ethics

Resources and references edit

See also edit