I am looking for your suggestion for a recently published book in Quantitative Research to be suitable for graduate levels. Thanks for your contribution
Thomas R. Knapp - The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, The Ohio State University
This major textbook guides the reader through the basic definitions, fundamentals of design, and techniques of quantitative research. After an initial discussion on the nature of quantitative nursing research, the author explores research questions, hypotheses, causality, generalizability, and randomization. He then considers ethical issues in nursing research. After examining research designs, techniques for data gathering and analysis, and specialized techniques in quantitative research, the author proceeds to discuss the measurement of change, strategies for coping with missing data problems, and the dissemination of research results.
Used in Sweden:
Nursing Research: Principles and Methods
Denise F. Polit, Cheryl Tatano Beck
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008 - 796
Thoroughly revised to emphasize the link between research and evidence-based practice, this Eighth Edition presents methods and tools for generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice. This edition offers more guidance on evaluating and critiquing research evidence. Other revisions include more in-depth coverage of both qualitative and quantitative research and a new chapter on developing and testing new instruments. Note: The for-sale Student Resource guide to accompany the text is now fully revised to meet emerging graduate course needs. New features include a free CD-ROM called the "Toolkit," which includes copious application exercises, samples of systematic reviews, and full critiques of two of the eight studies in the text. Please note that this is sold separately: Student Resource Manual with Toolkit, ISBN: 978-0-7817-7052-1.
Portney, L. G., & Watkins, M. P. (2015). Foundations of clinical research: applications to practice (3rd ed.). Phildelphia: F.A. Davis Company.
Melynyk, B. and Morrison-Beedy, D. (2012). Intervention research: designing, conducting, analyzing, and funding. Springer: New York
From student perspective in University of Florida. Portney is one of the best textbook I used till now. It is more comprehensive than other book. You can find chapter about single subject experimental study that rarely mentioned in other textbook and this design focus on individual variation which is usually not considered in group study design.
The second textbook (Melnyk) focusing more in proposal writing and how to get fund from NIH.
The following text-book, even though written in line with marketing research problems, seems very handy and written in a self-teaching style without complicated discussion. Could also be a handy reference for any basic or intermediate review of research methods.
Malhotra NK (2010) Marketing Research: An Applied Orientation, Global Edition. Pearson Prentice-Hall.
Some quantitative research textbooks can include the following:
Sekaran, U. (2003). Research Methods for Business, 4th Edition. Danvers: John Wiley and Sons, 2003
Hair, J. F., Black, W. C., & Babin, B. J. (2010). Multivariate Data Analysis – A Global Perspective, 7th Edition. Pearson Education.
Field, A. (2005). Discovering statistics using SPSS. 2ndEd. London: Sage Publications.
Hair, J. F., Hult, G. T. M., Ringle, C., & Sarstedt, M. (2013). A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). Sage Publications, Inc.
In case mixed method or qualitative research textbooks are needed, can refer to my post in this RG link:
Before a text can be recommended, it is essential to know to which field quantitative methods would be applied? I could list excellent texts for grad students in physics, etc.; and perhaps one comprehensive text for grad students in the social sciences ... Context is VERY important to understanding (and the subject to which quantitative methods applied (e.g., chemistry) will assume a certain level of sophistication, as well, that may or may not be appropriate universally ...)