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Statistical Tests
Source University of Derby
Versions Available Windows
Summary
This package introduces students to the most important non-parametric tests in health research.

The statistical tests chosen are those most often applied in the health sciences. For example in testing for responders and non-responders to a questionnaire against epidemiological variables such as gender, the chi square test is the most commonly applied. Relative risk and odds ratios as tests are becoming more commonly applied in clinical trials.

For each test there are exercises and interactions to instruct students as to the minimum knowledge required to apply the test. These are made available as short printable notes at the end of each lesson. There is also the opportunity to input student's own data and observe the relevant calculations leading to the test statistic. In some cases the student may choose to access instruction on the underlying probability distribution which allows interpretation of the test statistic.

Contents
Chi Squared Test
Ordinal Associations
Fishers Exact Test
Relative Risk and Odds Ratio
Limitations and Selection of Appropriate Tests
System Requirements

This package runs under Windows 3.1 and Windows 95. It will run on a stand-alone workstation, or across a network. The minimum requirement is an IBM compatible PC 80486 computer with 4Mb of RAM, and a VGA monitor capable of 256 colours in 640 x 480 resolution.