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100			_4Norman, Geoffrey R.
245			_aPDQ statistics / _c Geoffrey R. Norman, David L. Streiner.
246			_aPhysicians Data Query statistics
260			_aToronto ; $a Philadelphia : $b B.C. Decker ; $a St. Louis : _b Sales and Distribution, US, C.V. Mosby, _c1986.
300			_a172 pages : _b illustrations
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 163-165) and index.
505			_aVariables and descriptive statistics -- Names and numbers: types of variables -- Describing data -- Parametric statistics -- Statistical inference -- Comparison of means of two samples: the t test -- Comparisons among many means: analysis of variance -- Relationships between interval and ratio variables, linear regression, and related methods -- Analysis of covariance -- Time series analysis -- Non-parametric statistics -- Non-parametric tests of significance -- Non-parametric measures of association -- Advanced non-parametric methods -- Multivariate methods -- Hotelling's T² and MANOVA -- Discriminant function analysis -- Factor analysis -- Cluster analysis -- Canonical correlation -- Research designs.
520			_aThis handy book serves as a "Pretty Darn Quick" guide to statistical concepts and formulas. The clever, irreverent writing style makes reading interesting and enjoyable, and conveys valuable information on critically evaluating medical literature. This edition emphasizes multivariate and non-parametric statistics. The book contains both black-and-white and two-color illustrations.
650			_aMedicine - Research - Statistical methods.
650			_aMedical statistics.
650			_aStatistics.
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