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Effect Size: Utility and Application in Neuroscience Nursing.
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Journal of Neuroscience Nursing
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August 1, 2001
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2001 American Association of Neuroscience Nurses. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Communicating research findings is essential for the advancement of nursing knowledge. A component of the research report, and one that many readers leap to first, is the results section. Results generally include the analytic procedures and the results of these analyses. Tests of statistical significance often are used alone to establish conclusions. Tests of statistical significance provide information about whether an effect exists, but not about size of the effect. Including effect size is valuable not only for understanding the results of a study but also for evaluating clinical application and designing related investigations. This article explores the use of effect size ...
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