Statistical methods for health care research
By: Barbara Hazard Munro
Edition: 5th ed
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 494
Subjects: Nursing -- Research -- Statistical methods; Medical care -- Research -- Statistical methods
Description: "This singular text provides nursing students as well as students in all other health-related disciplines with a solid foundation for understanding data and specific statistical techniques. In this newest edition, faculty contributors focus on the most current and most frequently used statistical methods in today's health care literature, covering essential material for a variety of program levels including in-depth courses beyond the basic statistics course. Well-organized and clear text discussions and great learning tools help you cut through the complexities and fully comprehend the concepts of this often intimidating area of study."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 467-475) and index
Table of contents: title: Organizing and displaying data / Mary E. Duffy and Barbara S. Jacobsen; title: Univariate descriptive statistics / Mary E. Duffy and Barbara S. Jacobsen; title: Key principles of statistical inference / Mary E. Duffy, Barbara Hazard Munro, and Barbara S. Jacobsen; title: Selected nonparametric techniques / Barbara Hazard Munro; title: t Tests: measuring the differences between group means / Barbara Hazard Munro; title: Differences among group means: one-way analysis of variance / Barbara Hazard Munro; title: Differences among group means: multifactorial analysis of variance / Barbara Hazard Munro; title: Analysis of covariance / Barbara Hazard Munro; title: Repeated measures analysis of variance / Barbara Hazard Munro; title: Correlation / Barbara Hazard Munro; title: Regression / Barbara Hazard Munro; title: Regression diagnostics and canonical correlation / Barbara Hazard Munro; title: Logistic regression / Barbara Hazard Munro; title: Exploratory factor analysis / Jane Karpe Dixon; title: Confirmatory factor analysis / Karen J. Aroian and Anne E. Norris; title: Path analysis / Anne E. Norris; title: Structural equation modeling / Anne E. Norris