Power Analysis for Experimental Research: A Practical Guide for the Biological, Medical and Social Sciences - Softcover

Bausell, R. Barker; Li, Yu-Fang

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521024560 ISBN 13: 9780521024563

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Power analysis is an essential tool for determining whether a statistically significant result can be expected in a scientific experiment prior to the experiment being performed. This comprehensive, accessible book provides practicing researchers with step-by-step instructions for conducting power/sample size analyses, assuming only basic prior knowledge of summary statistics and normal distribution. It contains a unified approach to statistical power analysis, with numerous easy-to-use tables that make further calculations or statistical expertise unnecessary.

About this title

Book Description:

Power analysis is an essential tool for determining whether a statistically significant result can be expected in a scientific experiment prior to the experiment being performed. This comprehensive, yet accessible, book provides practising researchers with easy-to-use tables accompanied by step-by-step instructions for conducting a power/sample size analysis, assuming only basic prior knowledge of summary statistics and the normal distribution. It will be an indispensable text for researchers and graduates in the medical and biological sciences wanting to apply power analysis in the design of their experiments.

About the Author:

R. Barker Bausell is Professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Director of Research of the Complementary Medicine Program.

YU-FANG LI is a Data Analyst at the Department of Veteran's Affairs, Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle, Washington.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0521024560
• ISBN 13: 9780521024563
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 376