Academic Resources: tools: methods: reading list
research methods
Shadish WR, Cook TC, Campbell DT. Experimental
and Quasi-experimental Designs for Generalized
Causal Inference. Boston, MA: Houghton
Mifflin Company; 2002 (ISBN 0395615569).
A classic book that provides advance discussion
of core issues in the experimental approach to
causal inference. The book provides a comprehensive
analysis of validity and threats to validity as
well as detailed description of various experimental
and quasi-experimental research methods.
statistics
Minium EW, Clarke RC, Coladarci T. Elements of Statistical Reasoning. 2nd edition. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons; 1999 (ISBN 0471192775)
Norman GR, Streiner DL. Biostatistics. The
Bare Essentials. 2nd edition. Hamilton,
Ontario: B.C. Decker; 2000 (ISBN 1550091239)
Both books provide a comprehensive, down-to-earth
review of basic statistics. Recommended for those
who would like to be reminded (yet again&)
of what to do and what to consider in data analysis.
clinical research
Guyatt G, Rennie D, editors. User's Guide
to the Medical Literature. Chicago: AMA
Press; 2002 (ISBN 1579471749).
An excellent overview of how to read and
critically appraise the medical literature. Recommended
mainly for clinicians and those who are interested
in applied epidemiology. Available also in a pocket
version (ISBN 1579471919) and on a CD-ROM.
Hulley SB, Cummings SR, Browner WS, Grady D,
Hearst N, Newman TB. Designing Clinical
Research. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins; 2001 (ISBN 0781722187).
A straightforward and reader-friendly practical
guide for planning and implementing clinical research.
Kane RL. Understanding Health Outcomes
Research. Gaithersburg, MA: Aspen Publication;
1997 (ISBN 0834209594).
The book provides a comprehensive discussion
of outcome research along with some practical
advice.