Understanding Advanced Statistics
A Guide for Nursing and Health Care Researchers
Published on 18. January 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-0-443-05933-9 (ISBN)
Description
This is an easy to read, relatively jargon-free book dealing with the more advanced concepts necessary for a good understanding of statistics. It makes the subject accessible and relevant to nursing students while covering the subject to the depth required for post-graduate students.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Undergraduate medical students, nurse researchers, educators, physiotherapists, occupational therapists
Illustrations
55 ills.
Dimensions
Height: 23 mm
Width: 15 mm
Weight
440 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-05933-9 (9780443059339)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Introduction to Statistics. Introduction to SPSS and Other Packages. Correlation. Analysis of Variance (Anova). Regression. Receiver Operator Characteristic. Cluster Analysis. Factor Analysis (FA) and Principal Components Analysis (PCA). Validity and Reliability. Survival Data. Meta-Analysis. Other Methods. Use and Abuse of Statistics