Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Clinical research in nursing; Designing a clinical study; The qualities and power of data; Study sample size calculation; Choice of statistical tests; Between-subjects design and tests; Within-subjects design and tests; Mixed-group design and tests; Correlation and association between variables; Single-sample studies and analysis; Confidence intervals; Graphical presentation of data; The use of computers for statistical analysis; Considerations when designing a clinical study; Appendix: Statistical tables; Index
Summary
This text covers all aspects of the design and statistical analysis of clinical research studies. Clinical research material is used throughout the volume to illustrate the design types and statistical tests used
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-136) and index
