Rev. ed. of: Data analysis & statistics for nursing research / Denise F. Polit. c1996.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to data analysis in an evidence-based practice environment -- Frequency distributions : tabulating and displaying data -- Central tendency, variability, and relative standing -- Bivariate description : crosstabulation, risk indexes, and correlation -- Statistical inference -- T tests : testing two mean differences -- Analysis of variance -- Chi-square and other nonparametric tests -- Correlation and simple regression -- Multiple regression -- Analysis of covariance, multivariate ANOVA, and related multivariate analyses -- Logistic regression -- Factor analysis and internal consistency reliability analysis -- Missing values.