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Task 1 - Explain the Purpose and Role of Research Florence Nightingale, the most famous nurse of all time believed that statistics were the most important science in the whole world. Through her work in the Crimean War she recognised that to reduce the death rates from preventable disease she had to gather and analyse certain information. Using the evidence she collected she was able to persuade the army to set up a Royal Commission on Health, and left £2000 in her with to set up the first ever university chair of applied statistics. She realised back then which is equally true today, that research is essential to ensure the population receive the best possible healthcare. Purpose of Research Health research studies are designed to provide information on health and disease. The purpose of research for the health and social sectors is to learn how our bodies work, why we get sick...

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