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        | ANOVA (analysis of variance) |  | Definition 
 
        | - a statistical test that compares three or more Means;  parametric; quantitative; interval/ratio data; (similar to the t-test). |  | 
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        | - statistical test used when frequencies are used;  non-parametric; qualitative; nominal/ordinal data |  | 
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        | - statistical test that compares the difference between two means (difference between treatment and control groups or two different treatments); quantitative; interval or ratio data |  | 
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        | - a practical difference noted by researchers that can be applied to patient care. |  | 
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        | statistically significance |  | Definition 
 
        | - A pattern of data in a sample that is unlikely to have occurred by chance. |  | 
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        | - ANOVA, Chi square, T-test |  | 
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