N298 – Statistical Methods Applied in Nursing, 2nd Semester, AY 2014-2015 Worksheet 11

Worksheet 11

Application of Inferential Statistics

1. Download and open N298 practice data pdf file from data folder in the course site.)
2. Read and follow the instructions pdf file in N298 practice data pdf file.
3. The following variables in the N298 practice data are included in the table.The data is
about factors affecting Brief Illness Perception of patients. Please fill out the missing
information under levels of measurement and frequency column.
Read the link below to review us with definitions of independent and dependent
variables

https://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/help/user_guide/graph/variables.asp

Table 1

Independent Level of Frequency or

Or Dependent Measurement Descriptive (
variables ( nominal , ordinal, mean and standard
interval or ratio ) deviation)
Age Independent
variable

Gender Independent
variable
Nationality Independent
variable
Marital Status Independent
variable
Educational level Independent
variable
Brief Illness Perception Dependent
( 8 items ) variables
BIP_1
BIP_2
BIP_3
BIP_3
BIP_4
BIP_5
BIP_6
BIP_7
BIP_8

Brief Illness Perception

Rita Cui Ramos RN, MAN
N298 – Statistical Methods Applied in Nursing, 2nd Semester, AY 2014-2015 Worksheet 11

Questionnaire
http://www.uib.no/ipq/pdf/B-
IPQ-English.pdf
** if you wish to read items
of BPI ( Brief Illness
Perception ), kindly follow
the link above

1. Here are the following options for choosing statistical software. You may download
free statistical software such as PSSP (http://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/get.html )
which has the similar features of IBM’s Statistical Software (SPSS) or you may use
IBM SPSS. Should you have questions and clarifications on this, you can send it
through my upou email (rita.ramos@upou.edu.ph ) or through our question forum.

2. Familiarize yourselves with the different features of PSSP or IBMs SPSS

How to install PSSP

http://law.upd.edu.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=206&Item
id=402

PSPP - A Free Open source (GNU) Clone of the SPSS Statistics Suite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d44AdFZIfZc

PSPP Tutorial: Frequencies and Descriptive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEBAbEUM9-E

SPSS

SPSS for Beginners

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADDR3_Ng5CA

SPSS for Frequencies and Descriptive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrfQfEwjZA4

Rita Cui Ramos RN, MAN

N298 – Statistical Methods Applied in Nursing, 2nd Semester, AY 2014-2015 Worksheet 11

3. Interpret the computer printouts of the descriptive results of N298 practice data

Writing with descriptive

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/672/04/

4. Interpret the computer print outs of the descriptive results of N298 practice data

Rita Cui Ramos RN, MAN

N298 – Statistical Methods Applied in Nursing, 2nd Semester, AY 2014-2015 Worksheet 11

Rita Cui Ramos RN, MAN