Weekly outline
Course Overview
February 6
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List of resources in Advanced Statistics
This link will provide you with video tutorials delivered by STATACorp on data manipulation, exploration, statistics, and reporting using the STATA software.
Unit I. Review of Basic Statistics
February 13
- Basic statistical concepts
- Frequency tables and summary measures
- Probability and sampling
- Estimation
- Hypothesis testing
This is your study guide for Unit 1 on the Review of Basic Statistics.
Share your thoughts on the common issues in descriptive statistics in nursing research
Here is the guide for Assignment No. 1 as well as the article for the critiquing.
Please upload here your Assignment 1 for proper archiving. Comments to your assignments will also be uploaded here.
Unit II. Common Statistical Methods in Nursing
February 20
a. Test of Independence
This is your study guide for Unit 2 on common inferential statistics used in nursing
What are the statistical tests that can be used for testing independence? Share your answer and justification as well as a sample study featuring a statistical test for independence.
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February 27
b. Analysis of Variance
Share a research study that use ANOVA as statistical technique (upload the research article) and describe the following: (1) what are the research objectives, (2) what are the variables studied, (3) what is the factor of interest, (4) how are the assumptions of the test satisfied, (5) how do you interpret the results of the ANOVA in the study.
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March 5
c. Correlation
What are the common issues encountered when using correlational tests? How do you ensure that you have satisfied the assumptions of this test?
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March 12
d. Regression
Share a research problem where you think linear regression can be used. Discuss briefly what are your expected results.
Here is the guide for Assignment 2 and the dataset for the analysis
Please upload your Assignment 2 in this bin.
Unit III. Multivariate Analysis
March 26
a. Multivariate Analysis of Variance
This is your study guide for Unit 3 on Advanced Statistics
Read on the benefits of multivariate ANOVA and when to use it.
Share a journal article featuring MANOVA and discuss the results of the study highlighting the uses/ benefits of using MANOVA compared to regular ANOVA.
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March 26
b. Multiple Regression
Topic: Multiple Regression
Date: November 4, 2021
Time: 4-7 PM
Share a research journal where multiple linear regression was used (upload the article or give URL link) and answer the following:
1. What are the research objectives
2. What are the main findings (related to the use of multiple linear regression)
3. Interpret the statistical results
4. What are the conclusions of the study (related to the use of multiple linear regression)
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April 16
c. Logistic Regression
Share a research journal where logistic regression was used (upload the article or give URL link) and answer the following:
1. What are the research objectives
2. What are the variables of interest? Identify the independent and dependent variables
3. What are the main findings (related to the use of logistic regression)
3. Interpret the statistical results (show the table/s)
4. What are the conclusions of the study
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April 23
d. Factor Analysis
Assessing Emergency Nurses’ Clinical Competency: An Exploratory Factor Analysis Study
The purpose of this study was to determine clinical competency indicators and their priority based on nurses’ views in educational and therapeutic centers in Guilan.
After reading this article, answer the questions below in the Discussion Forum
1. What are the research objectives?
2. What are the variables of interest? Identify the independent and dependent variables.
3. What are the main findings (related to the use of factor analysis)?
3. Interpret the statistical results related to factor analysis (show the table/s)
4. What are the conclusions of the study
Watch the 6 part video on how to run an exploratory factor analysis (specifically, principal component analysis) in SPSS.
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April 30
e. Path Analysis
Watch this video on basic path analysis using Smart PLS
Post your question or insight related to path analysis here. You may also upload a sample article featuring path analysis in nursing and give a short description of the path analysis results.
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May 7
f. Structural Equation Modeling
Watch this as an introduction to Structural Equation Modeling
You may post your questions on SEM here and suggest answers (if you have them) or encourage others to answer your question.
Here is where you can submit your Assignment #3
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