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A 5 page paper answering 8 questions about the use of statistical analysis in nursing research. Topics include descriptive statistics, the null hypothesis, p values, t-test, ANOVA and Orem’s theory of self care, among others. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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groups can an ANOVA compare? A t-test compares the means of two groups only. ANOVA provides the same kind of comparison.
The difference between them is that the ANOVA is capable of comparing the means of as many groups as the research design calls for using. ANOVA can be used
for more complex comparisons as well, and it is not only an expanded version of the t-test (Electronic Statistics Textbook, 2003). DQ II Can the size of a sample ever
be larger than that population studied? By definition, a sample is a portion of a target population that is selected for study.
If the research design is sound, then results gained through study of that sample can be generalized to the entire population. A sample may include any portion of the
target population up and including the entire population. It can never be larger, however, for any item included in the sample also must be included in the population being
studied. Where is the non-technical interpretation of the results of a study found? In the Results, Summary, or Discussion? What is presented in the other two sections?
The non-technical interpretation of the results of a study is presented and assessed in the Discussion section. The Introduction contains some background, problem statement, hypotheses,
definition of terms and any other information that a reader would need to be able to replicate the study. The literature review is
an analysis of currently-existing information that relates in some way to the purpose of the current study. Published accounts may agree, disagree, instruct or otherwise inform readers on the
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