Tutorials in clinical research: VII. Understanding comparative statistics (contrast) - Part B: Application of t-test, Mann-Whitney U, and chi-square

Laryngoscope

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1719-1725

  Neely, J Gail ^a   Hartman, James M ^b   Forsen Jr , James W ^b   Wallace, Mark S ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Clinical protocols; Methods; Research; Research design; Statistics methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HYPOTHESIS; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; STUDENT T TEST;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0141864405     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200310000-00011     Document Type: Article

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