8 PART 3: DOING RESEARCH CHAPTER 12: Design, Sample Size, and Power 12.1 RANDOMIZATION OF PROCEDURES 12.2 SAMPLE SIZE REFERENCE CHAPTER 13: Describing Statistical Models and Selecting Appropriate Tests 13.1 DESCRIBING STATISTICAL MODELS 13.2 CHOOSING STATISTICAL TESTS 13.3 SOLUTIONS CHAPTER 14: Designing a Research Protocol 14.1 INTRODUCTION 14.2 THE RESEARCH PROTOCOL 14.3 STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT 14.4 STAGE 1: INITIATION3 14.5 RESPONSES TO STAGE 1 PROTOCOL DEVELOPMENT 14.6 STAGE 2: DEVELOPMENT 14.7 STAGE 3: FULL PROTOCOL 14.8 COMMENTS ON PREVIOUS SUBMISSIONS AT STAGE 3. PLEASE READ THESE CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING STAGE 3. 14.9 PRESENTATION OF PROTOCOLS CHAPTER 15: Presenting Results to Different Audiences 15.1 INTRODUCTION 15.2 MY ELDER SON’S GROWTH – A SIMPLE TIME TREND ANALYSIS 15.3 DISTRIBUTION OF CHILDREN’S AGES ACCORDING TO HOUSEHOLD INCOME – CONTINGENCY TABLES, PIE CHARTS, BAR CHARTS, AND HISTOGRAMS 15.4 MORE EXAMPLES 15.5 CONCLUSION REFERENCES
9 PART 4: SOLUTIONS TO EXERCISES APPENDIX A1: Probabilities (P) of the Binomial Distribution for n, r, and p (Based on Sample Proportions) or π (Proportion in the Population) APPENDIX A2: Areas in the Tail of the Normal Distribution APPENDIX A3: Areas in the Tail of the t Distribution APPENDIX A4: Wilcoxon U Statistic(Mann–Whitney Test) APPENDIX A5: Wilcoxon T Statistic APPENDIX A6: Sign Test Statistic R APPENDIX A7: Percentages in the Tail of the Chi‐Squared Distribution APPENDIX A8: Quantiles of the Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient APPENDIX A9: Percentages in the Tail of the F Distribution APPENDIX A10: Flow Chart for Selecting Statistical Tests
10 Index
List of Tables
1 Chapter 1TABLE 1.1 Height of Five Students (cm)TABLE 1.2 Rules for RoundingTABLE 1.3 Impact of Rounding Styles on Mean ValueTABLE 1.4 Impact of Screening for Breast Cancer on 5‐year Mortality in 62 000...
2 Chapter 2TABLE 2.1 Numbers of Subjects Recruited and Serum Vitamin C