Statistical processing of qualitative (nominal) data in pharmacological research

Abstract

The article deals with descriptive statistics of data measured using qualitative (categorical) scales and criteria for determining the statistical significance of differences between samples. Special attention is paid to the problem of multiple comparisons of data measured using nominal scales. For each method, examples of data processing obtained in pharmacological studies are given.

Keywords

• категориальные шкалы
• фармакологические исследования
• множественные сравнения
• дескриптивная статистика
• heart electrical field
• atrium
• alcoholic cardiomyopathy
• white outbred rats