A discussion of coding and analyzing data and dissemination of study results is the eighth and final article in this series of quantitative research methods for the Demystifying Nursing Research column. In each of the articles, emphasis has been on the basic aspects of conducting a clinical research study for inexperienced researchers. It is hoped that the material will be useful and inspire nurses to embark on their own studies in order to increase nursing knowledge about the many areas in clinical nursing for which we need answers.

Coding Data

Coding refers to assigning data numbers so that data can be entered into a computer program in an interpretable manner for ...

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