SUBSCRIBE NR 449 Evidence -Based Practice Quiz 4 1. Guidelines for Conducting ALL Types of Quantitative Analysis Answer 1. Select tests a priori 2. Run all the tests identified 3. Report all the tests that were run 2. Goals of the Analysis Answer - Evaluate differences between groups (ex. control and experimental group) - Sort data - Aid in data reduction by grouping variables into overall classifications 3. Parametric tests Answer Statistical tests that are appropriate for data that are normally distributed (that is, fall in a bell curve) - Holds only when interval - or ratio- level measures are collected or when samples are large enough to achieve normality 4. Nonparametric tests Answer Statistical tests that make no assumptions about the dis- tribution of the data SUBSCRIBE - If normal cannot be assumed - Distribution free Answer tests do not rely on specific distribution to generate accurate results 5. Robust tests Answer Statistical tests that are able to yield reliable results even if their underlying assumptions are violated 6. Univariable analysis Answer Analysis of a single variable in descriptive statistics or a single dependent variable in inferential analysis - Ex. differentiating whether blood pressure is affected more by exercise in the morning or the evening 7. Bivariate analysis Answer Analysis of two variables at a time, as in correlation studies - Ex. Determining if blood pressure is associated with sodium intake 8. Multivariate analysis Answer
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