NURS 8140 - Multivariate Statistics

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: NURS 8120; Admission to the PhD or DNP program or Permission of the Instructor.
Description
The second of a two course sequence in applied statistical analysis, focuses on the application of multivariate statistical analysis methods to answer research questions and test hypotheses about clinical research data. Multivariate statistical approaches in both analysis of variance and linear regression frameworks are presented. In addition, the course addresses complex analytic situations including analysis of change, repeated measures, and multiple correlated dependent variables. Special topics are also covered including meta analysis, power analysis for multivariate hypotheses and necessary components of data analysis sections of grant proposals. Analyzing actual clinical data using SPSS statistical software is emphasized including alternative analytic approaches such as data transformations, if the data do not meet statistical assumptions.