University Community Hospital is a medium-sized hospital located in the Central United States. The leadership team within the hospital is constantly being challenged with issues on the health and well-being of people, the application of new technologies, and the ongoing quest for service improvement. Through this quest, scientific research becomes essential in approaching these challenges. The administrators at University Community Hospital reviewed the following:

• Different types of research
• Sources of data
• Types of data
• Techniques for data collection, analysis, and reporting

They quickly realized that there was a link between healthcare policy formulation, planning, and quality service delivery and reliable information from a properly conducted scientific research process.

For this report, incorporate the following questions:

1. What are important factors in scientific research?
2. What is not a reason why the scientific method is best for health research?
3. What does the primary data collection process include?
4. What are the attributes of secondary data?
5. What are the limitations of qualitative research?
6. What are sources of qualitative data?
7. What are types of quantitative research design?
8. When using the mixed methods design, what is expected?
9. What does the convergent mixed method not include?
10. The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is an Internet-based digital library sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). What best describes ERIC services?
11. What technologies can support your research?
12. When using the explanatory sequential mixed method, what factors should you be aware of?

Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:

• Title page: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals.
• Length: 3 pages minimum
• Abstract: This is a summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third person.
• Body: This begins on the page following the title page and abstract page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics, except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 5 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
• Reference page: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hanging indent, italics, and uppercase and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.