Wong, Kam Cheong and Phua, Kai Lit Statistics made simple for healthcare and social science professionals and students. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press, Serdang, Selangor. ISBN 9789833455034 (2006)
Abstract
The fundamentals of statistics, sampling, types of data, levels of measurement and hypothesis testing are covered in Chapters 1, 2 and 3. Chapter 4 deals with the chi-square test, which can be applied for nominal (categorical) and ordinal data. Categorical data that are commonly collected in epidemiological studies to investigate relative risk and odds ratio are dealt with in chapter 5. Statistical tools for handling and analyzing interval data elaborated in chapter 6 (t-test and Z-test), Chapter 7 (ANOVA) and Chapter eight (Regression Analysis). The steps to be taken in analysing quantitative data are summarised in Appendix I. Information about some useful software packages, references and website links are provided in Appendix II. Readers can resort to statistical tables or Microsoft Excel software to obtain certain statistical indices and values. The relevant Microsoft Excel commands are summarised in Appendix III. Some residual plots related to regression analysis are presented in Appendix IV. The statistical tables for Chi-square distribution, t-distribution, Standard Normal distribution, and F-distribution are provided in Appendix V, VI,VII, and VIII respectively.
| Item Type: | Book |
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| Keywords: | Research methodology, Hypothesis testing, Data analysis |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Computer & Mathematical Sciences > Statistics |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Computer and Mathematical Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Idris Muhammad |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Nov 2021 07:28 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2021 07:28 |
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