Medical Statistics Series: Inferential Statistics (Part-II)

Authors

  • Swati Patel Department of Community Medicine, SMIMER, Surat

Keywords:

Parametric test, one sample t-test, Independent t-test, Paired t-test, one way ANOVA, Z-test of proportion

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to provide detailed information of application of different inferential statistical methods and interpretation of its outcome values. The following are the general steps for statistical analysis: formulate a hypothesis, select an appropriate statistical test according to the objective of study, prepare data for analysis, summarize with appropriate measure of descriptive statistics, check of tests, run the analysis, tabulate the results and their interpretation.

References

Xu M, Fralick D, Zheng JZ, Wang B, Tu XM, Feng C. The Differences and Similarities between Two-Sample T-Test and Paired T-Test. Shanghai Arch Psychiatry. 2017 Jun 25;29(3):184-188. doi: 10.11919/j.issn.1002-0829.217070. PMID: 28904516; PMCID: PMC5579465.

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Published

2021-11-30

How to Cite

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Patel S. Medical Statistics Series: Inferential Statistics (Part-II). Natl J Community Med [Internet]. 2021 Nov. 30 [cited 2024 Dec. 21];12(11):389-93. Available from: https://njcmindia.com/index.php/file/article/view/249

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 11 (2021)

Section

Continuous Medical Education

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