A guide for the statistically perplexed selected readings for clinical researchers / David L. Streiner.

Author/creator Streiner, David L.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoToronto : University of Toronto Press,
Descriptionx, 383 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Contents Introductory statistics. Do you see what I mean? : indices of central tendency -- Maintaining standards : differences between the standard deviation and standard error and when to use each -- Breaking up is hard to do : the heartbreak of dichotomizing continuous data -- Pick a number : sample size and power in psychiatric research -- Speaking graphically : an introduction to some new graphing techniques -- Let me count the ways : measuring incidence, prevalence, and impact in epidemiological studies -- Risky business : making sense of estimates of risk -- More advanced statistics. The case of the missing data : methods of dealing with dropouts and other research vagaries -- An introduction to multivariate statistics -- Figuring out factors : the use and misuse of factor analysis -- Regression in the service of the superego : the dos and don'ts of stepwise multiple regression - Regression towards the mean : its etiology, diagnosis, and treatment -- Stayin' alive : an introduction to survival analysis -- Life and chi-squared : an introduction to log-linear analysis -- Confronting the confounders : the meaning, detection, and handling of confounders in research -- Finding our way : an introduction to path analysis -- Building a better model : an introduction to structural equation modelling -- Unicorns to exist : a tutorial on "proving" the null hypothesis -- Research methods. Reconcilable differences : the marriage of qualitative and quantitative methods -- Thinking small : research designs appropriate for clinical practice -- The two "E's" of research : efficacy and effectiveness trials -- Measurement. A checklist for evaluating the usefulness of rating scales -- Learning how to differ : agreement and reliability statistics -- What's under the ROC? : an introduction to receiver operating characteristics curves -- Measure for measure : new developments in measurement and item response theory - Miscellaneous. Putting it all together : using meta-analysis in psychiatric research -- "While you're up, get me a grant" : a guide to grant application writing -- A short cut to rejection : how not to write the results section of a paper.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2012540496
ISBN9781442613539 (pbk.)
ISBN144261353X (pbk.)

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