Sentence examples for use of parametric measures from inspiring English sources

GHQ data was found to violate the assumption of normality required for the use of parametric measures, as evidenced by a significant Kolmogorov-Smirnov statistic (.153, p <.05).

Furthermore, the current absence of a reliable continuous measure of flow from microcirculatory films precludes the use of parametric statistics.

Shapiro-Wilk tests confirmed that the kinematic, kinetic and electromyographic outcome measures for all slopes tested were normally distributed and justified the use of parametric statistical tests.

Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests of normality, measures of skewness and kurtosis, and a visual inspection of histograms supported the use of parametric statistics.

In this context some authors have proposed the use of parametric and non-parametric flexible models.

Data were analysed to ensure appropriate use of parametric or non-parametric statistics.

Figure 4 shows the results of direct statistical comparisons between weight estimation systems from studies where paired data could be pooled, using non-parametric measures of accuracy (PW10 data).

Zhang and Mueller's [ 41] procedures use two slightly different (non parametric) measures of sensitivity and bias to the more commonly reported measures of A´and C [ 28].

The Kruskal-Wallis statistic will be used for non-parametric measures, including the number of hand-toy contact and the IHA score.

Bivariate correlations were analyzed using the Spearman correlation coefficient for non-parametric, and the Pearson correlation coefficient for parametric, measures of statistical dependence.

However, a more comprehensive assessment of the use of gated parametric 15O-water PET images in measuring LV volumes and LVEF is required in patients with reduced LV function.