Ordinal and multinomial logistic regression are extensions of binary logistic regression that allow the simultaneous comparison of more than one contrast
if you want to find many things about ordinal regression, then you can download free of charge chapter 4 from Norusis book
advanced statistical procedures companion.
Here is the link
http://www.norusis.com/download_ASPC.php
Furthermore an xls spreadsheet calculates the required sample size
http://www.childrensmercy.org/st ... OrdinalLogistic.asp