| Description |
pages ; cm |
| Contents |
Using research and statistics in health care -- Descriptive statistics : getting to know the data -- Key principles of statistical inference -- Hypothesis testing with inferential statistics -- Measuring the differences between the means two unrelated group means : independent t-tests and Mann-Whitney U-tests -- Measuring the differences between the means of two related groups : paired t-tests and Wilcoxon Matched Pairs tests -- Measuring the differences between the means of three or more unrelated groups : one way ANOVAS and the Kruskal-Wallis H-tests -- Differences among the means of three or more unrelated groups defined by two or more independent variables : N-way ANOVA. Comparing the means of three or more related groups : repeated measures ANOVA and Friedman's ANOVA by rank -- Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Measuring the association of two variables : Pearson and Spearman correlation -- Examining cross tabulations : the Chi-square statistic and the McNemar test -- Logistic regression -- Linear regression and regression diagnostics -- Factor analysis -- Path analysis -- Structural equation modeling -- Writing for presentation and publication |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Statistical methods for health care research / Barbara Hazard Munro. 5th ed. c2005 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Nursing -- Research -- Statistical methods.
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Medical care -- Research -- Statistical methods.
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Health Services Research -- methods.
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Statistics as Topic.
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| Author |
Plichta, Stacey Beth, 1965-
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Kelvin, Elizabeth A.
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Munro, Barbara Hazard.
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| LC no. |
2011027645 |
| ISBN |
9781451115611 |
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145111561X |
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