PTP 820 - Quantitative Research Methods

Admission to the professional program in physical therapy or the Ph.D. program in PT or consent of instructor. (3-4.)

Introduction to principles and concepts of clinical research methodologies. Measurement principles; clinical research design; critical analysis of primary literature utilizing various clnical research designs such as experimental, single-subject, observational, survey, descriptive research, systematic reviews and meta-analytic designs. The role of research in evidence-based practice in physical therapy. Graded ABCDE/Y.