Statistical analysis quick reference guidebook : with SPSS examples

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Statistical analysis quick reference guidebook : with SPSS examples

Alan C. Elliott, Wayne A. Woodward

Sage Pub., c2007

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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A practical `cut to the chase' handbook that quickly explains the when, where, and how of statistical data analysis as it is used for real-world decision-making in a wide variety of disciplines. In this one-stop reference, the authors provide succinct guidelines for performing an analysis, avoiding pitfalls, interpreting results and reporting outcomes.

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List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgments 1. Introduction Getting the Most Out of This Quick Reference Guidebook A Brief Review of the Statistical Process Understanding Hypothesis Testing, Power, and Sample Size Understanding the p-Value Planning a Successful Analysis Guidelines for Creating Data Sets Preparing Excel Data for Import Guidelines for Reporting Results Guidelines for Creating and Using Graphs Downloading Sample SPSS Data Files Opening Data Files for Examples Summary References 2. Describing and Examining Data Example Data Files Describing Quantitative Data Describing Categorical Data Summary References 3. Comparing One or Two Means Using the t-Test One-Sample t-Test Two-Sample t-Test Paired t-Test Summary References 4. Correlation and Regression Correlation Analysis Simple Linear Regression Multiple Linear Regression Bland-Altman Analysis Summary References 5. Analysis of Categorical Data Contingency Table Analysis (r x c) Analyzing Risk Ratios in a 2 x 2 Table McNemar's Test Mantel-Haenszel Comparison Tests of Interrater Reliability Goodness-of-Fit Test Other Measures of Association for Categorical Data Summary References 6. Analysis of Variance and Covariance One-Way ANOVA Two-Way Analysis of Variance Repeated-Measures Analysis of Variance Analysis of Covariance Summary References 7. Nonparametric Analysis Procedures Spearman's Rho Mann-Whitney (Two Independent Groups Test) Kruskal-Wallis Test Sign Test and Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test for Matched Pairs Friedman's Test Summary References 8. Logistic Regression Introduction to Logistic Regression Simple Logistic Regression Multiple Logistic Regression Summary References Appendix A: A Brief Tutorial for Using SPSS for Windows Working With Data in SPSS Transforming, Recoding, and Categorizing Your Data Appendix B: Choosing the Right Procedure to Use How to Use the Tables Index About the Authors

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