Going Outside the Norm with Nonparametric Statistics

Part 2: Examining Tools and Processes

Chapter 4: Counting on Statistical Software

Considering the Evolution of Statistical Software

Comparing Commercial to Open-Source Software

Checking Out Commercial Software

Focusing on Open-Source and Free Software

Choosing Between Code-based and Non–Code-Based Methods

Storing Data in the Cloud

Chapter 5: Conducting Clinical Research

Designing a Clinical Trial

Carrying Out a Clinical Trial

Analyzing Your Data

Chapter 6: Taking All Kinds of Samples

Making Forgivable (and Non-Forgivable) Errors

Framing Your Sample

Sampling for Success

Chapter 7: Having Designs on Study Design

Presenting the Study Design Hierarchy

Climbing the Evidence Pyramid

Part 3: Getting Down and Dirty with Data

Chapter 8: Getting Your Data into the Computer

Looking at Levels of Measurement

Classifying and Recording Different Kinds of Data

Checking Your Entered Data for Errors

Creating a File that Describes Your Data File

Chapter 9: Summarizing and Graphing Your Data

Summarizing and Graphing Categorical Data

Summarizing Numerical Data

Structuring Numerical Summaries into Descriptive Tables

Graphing Numerical Data

Chapter 10: Having Confidence in Your Results

Feeling Confident about Confidence Interval Basics

Calculating Confidence Intervals

Relating Confidence Intervals and Significance Testing

Part 4: Comparing Groups

Chapter 11: Comparing Average Values between Groups

Grasping Why Different Situations Need Different Tests

Using Statistical Tests for Comparing Averages