Quality of Care
Donabedian's paper discussion.
Design I
Research answers questions but interventions insert something new into the world (they disrupt the world).
Hypothesis Testing
We really want to know if our interventions actually caused things in the world. Associations/correlations are nice but establishing causality is nicer.
Quantitative Methods
A lot of this borrowed from Epi. Original focus on risk factors and development of diseases. Lots of methods adapted from clinical trials.
Experimental Study Design
In an experiment, the investigator assigns the exposure/intervention. These are only prospective in nature (think about it).
Time-Series Design
Anecdote: took ~17 years for a new method to enter clinical practice.
Research Data Analysis
Gather data -> Prep Data -> Analyze guided by research objectives -> Interpret.
Power and Sampling
ANOVA tells you difference between groups but doesn't tell you what the difference is. E.g. you have a control arm and two intervention arms.
Validity
General soundness and credibility of findings and conclusions.
Research Data Management
Data tables, entry, and querying.