Data analysis & statistics for nursing research /
Data analysis and statistics for nursing research
Denise F. Polit.
- Stamford, Conn. : Appleton & Lange, c1996.
- 506 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Appendices (p. 461-488): A. Answers for selected exercises -- B. Theoretical probability distribution tables -- C. Tables for power analyses.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-444) and indexes.
Introduction to data analysis -- Univariate statistics, tabulating and displaying data -- Univariate statistics, central tendency and variability -- Bivariate description -- Statistical inference -- Testing the difference between two means, the two-sample t-test -- Analysis of variance -- Chi-square and other nonparametric tests -- Correlation and simple regression -- Multiple regression -- Analysis of covariance, multivariate ANOVA, and canonical analysis -- Factor analysis -- Discriminant analysis and logistic regression -- Causal modeling, path analysis and linear structural relations analysis.
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Nursing--Research. Nursing--Research--Statistical methods. Nursing Research Data Interpretation, Statistical--nurses' instruction Statistics--nurses' instruction