| Edition |
5th ed. |
| Description |
xi, 406 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
Previous ed.: 2004. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Research design and statistics : some basic concepts -- Questionnaires, surveys, and sampling -- The nature of the data -- Techniques of descriptive statistics -- Testing hypotheses -- Designing your study -- Sources of error in research -- Matching the research design to the statistical test -- Putting the theory into practice -- Writing up the research for publication -- Reading published research critically -- Non-parametric tests for same- and matched-subject designs -- Parametric tests for same- and matched-subject designs -- Non-parametric tests for different- (unrelated-) subject designs -- Parametric tests for different- (unrelated-) subject designs -- Non-parametric and parametric tests for correlational designs -- Estimation -- Attitude scales -- Repertory grid analysis -- Using statistics in diagnostic and screening tests : receiver operating characteristics -- Capturing expert opinion : the Delphi technique -- Capturing the user voice : Thurstone's paired comparison technique -- Capturing the clinician's view : reliability measures -- Undertaking systematic reviews. |
| Subject |
Physical therapy -- Research -- Statistical methods.
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Physical Therapy Modalities. |
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Evidence-Based Medicine. |
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Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) |
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Research Design. |
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Statistics as Topic -- methods. |
| ISBN |
9780702029981 (pbk.) |
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070202998X (pbk.) |
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