| Description |
x, 341 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Identifying Level of Measurement: Nominal -- 2. Identifying Level of Measurement: Ordinal -- 3. Identifying Level of Measurement: Interval/Ratio -- 4. Understanding Percentages -- 5. Frequency Distributions with Percentages -- 6. Cumulative Percentages and Percentile Ranks -- 7. Interpreting Histograms -- 8. Interpreting Line Graphs -- 9. Identifying Probability and Nonprobability Sampling Methods -- 10. Understanding the Sampling Section of a Research Report: Sample Criteria, Sample Size, Refusal Rate, and Mortality -- 11. Using Statistics to Describe a Study Sample -- 12. Using Power Analysis to Determine Sample Size -- 13. Understanding Reliability Values of Measurement Methods -- 14. Understanding Validity Values of Measurement Methods -- 15. Measurements of Central Tendency Mean, Median, and Mode -- 16. Mean and Standard Deviation -- 17. Mean, Standard Deviation, and 68% of Normal Curve -- 18. Mean, Standard Deviation, and 95% and 99% of Normal Curve -- 19. Determining Skewness of a Distribution -- 20. Understanding T Scores -- 21. Effect Size -- 22. Scatterplot -- |
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23. Pearson's Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient -- 24. Understanding Pearson's r, Effect Size, and Percentage of Variance Explained -- 25. Multiple Correlations I -- 26. Multiple Correlations II -- 27. Simple Linear Regression -- 28. Multiple Linear Regression -- 29. t-Tests for Independent Groups I -- 30. t-Tests for Independent Groups II -- 31. t-Tests for Dependent Groups -- 32. Significance of Correlation Coefficient -- 33. Standard Error of the Mean: 95th Confidence Interval -- 34. Standard Error of the Mean: 99th Confidence Interval -- 35. Standard Error of a Percentage and 95th Confident Interval -- 36. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) I -- 37. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) II -- 38. Post Hoc Analyses Following ANOVA -- 39. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) with Confidence Intervals -- 40. Chi Square I -- 41. Chi Square II -- 42. Spearman Rank-Order Correlation Coefficient -- 43. Mann-Whitney U Test -- 44. Wilcoxon Matched-Pairs Signed-Ranks Test -- 45. Specificity and Sensitivity |
| Summary |
This is a concise, practical tool that will help you develop confidence in interpreting the statistical data in health sciences research articles. It features 45 exercises designed to strengthen your understanding of sampling, measurement and statistical a |
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nalysis techniques |
| Analysis |
Medical research & experimentation |
| Notes |
Text has 3 hole-punched for optional binder filing |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references: (page 344) and index |
| Subject |
Medical care -- Research -- Statistical methods.
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Medical care -- Statistics.
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Medical statistics.
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Nursing -- Research -- Statistical methods.
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Evidence-Based Medicine.
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| Author |
Burns, Nancy (Nancy Ann).
Practice of nursing research
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| ISBN |
141600226X (paperback) |
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9781416002260 |
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