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Author:   Manfred Stommel ,  Katherine J. Dontje
Publisher:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.800kg
ISBN:  

9780826198242

ISBN 10:   0826198244
Pages:   350
Publication Date:   09 June 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Contents Preface Acknowledgments PART I: FOUNDATIONS FOR STATISTICAL THINKING 1. Introduction: The Role of Statistics in Research and Clinical Practice 2. Properties of Variables: Levels of Measurement 3. Descriptive Univariate Statistics 4. Probabilities 5. Logic of Statistical Inference: The Sampling Distribution and Significance Tests 6. Standard Errors, Confidence Intervals, and the Power of Statistical Tests 7. Research Designs and Statistical Analysis PART II: MODELS FOR CONTINUOUS/INTERVAL-LEVEL OUTCOME MEASURES 8. t-Test 9. One-Way Analysis of Variance 10. Linear Regression and Pearson’s r Correlation 11. Factorial Analysis of Variance and Analysis of Covariance 12. Multiple Linear Regression 13. Repeated-Measures Analysis of Variance 14. Introduction to Mixed-Effects Regression Models PART III: MODELS FOR CATEGORICAL OUTCOME MEASURES 15. Nonparametric/Ordinal Statistics 16. Frequency Cross-Tabulations: 2 ˚ 2 Tables 17. Logistic Regression With One Independent Variable 18. Logistic Regression Models With Multiple Predictors PART IV: MODELS FOR TIME-TO-EVENT DATA/SURVIVAL ANALYSIS 19. Incidence Rates, Life Tables, and Survival Function 20. Comparing Survival Functions in Different Groups and Hazard Regression PART V: MEASUREMENT MODELS 21. Reliability Coefficients and Medical Test Evaluation 22. Factor Analysis PART VI: ISSUES IN DATA MANAGEMENT 23. Data Management and Privacy Concerns APPENDICES A. Estimating Population Variance From Sample Variance B. One-Sided Probabilities for z-Scores of the Standard Normal Distribution C. Table of Critical t-Values for Several Significance Levels of t-Distributions With Different Degrees of Freedom (df) D. Normalizing a Nonnormal Distribution E. Table of Critical f-Values at the Significance Level of a = 0.05 of f-Distributions With Different Degrees of Freedom (df) F. Proof That Phi = Pearson’s r G. Table of Critical Chi-Square Values for Several Significance Levels of Chi-Square Distributions With Different Degrees of Freedom (df) H. Refresher on Exponential and Logarithmic Transformations I. Standardization of Interval-Level Variables J. Answers to Selected Exercises Index

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Manfred Stommel, PhD, is Professor, College of Nursing, Michigan State University. Katherine Dontje, PhD, FNP-BC, is Director of the Graduate Clinical Programs and Assistant Professor/Nurse Practitioner, College of Nursing, Michigan State University.

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