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Statistical methods and reasoning for the clinical sciences : evidence-based practice /

"This text will help readers comprehend how the process of clinical research relates to the scientific method of problem solving. Readers will understand the importance of three key, interrelated tasks involved in a research study: description (why it was done), explanation (what was done and t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Satake, Eiki (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego, CA : Plural Publishing Inc., [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • What is statistics? Descriptive and inferential statistics
  • Organizing and graphing data
  • Descriptive methods: Measures of central tendency and variability
  • Foundation of standard normal distribution: Describing individual scores
  • Measuring relationships: Correlation
  • Making predictions: Regression
  • The standard normal distribution
  • Probability
  • Hypothesis testing: One sample case for the mean
  • Hypothesis testing: Two sample cases for the mean
  • Making inferences about population proportions
  • Estimating population parameters
  • Analysis of variance: One-way
  • Categorical analysis: Chi-square tests
  • Not the most widely-used methods but important to know for determining "practical and personal significance"
  • Useful research designs for clinical studies: Fundamental concepts, foundations, and procedures
  • Appendices.