An accessible analytical approach for investigating what happens between the rounds of a Delphi study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1016-1024

  Greatorex, Jackie ^a   Dexter, Trevor ^a  

^a University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agreement; Delphi method; Graphical methods; Group decision making; Group opinion; Level descriptors; Nurse education

Indexed keywords

DELPHI STUDY; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSES; NURSING RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034303114     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.t01-1-01569.x     Document Type: Article

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