PART 1 – The Chi-Square Test:

The chi-square test for independence of variables χ2 is a valuable inferential statistical tool. Give an example of a question a researcher might be investigating when using a chi-square test.

PART 2 – Analysis of Variance (ANOVA):

Discuss the conditions under which ANOVA would be an appropriate statistical test. State the assumptions necessary to use this test.

PART 3 – Regression:

Give an example in which you might use simple linear regression.

PART 4:

Define epidemiology and describe the three basic types of epidemiological studies. Why might a nursing book on statistics include a chapter on epidemiology?