Introduction to Statistics for Nurses

ISBN-13: 9780131967533 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 268 str.

John Maltby

Opis

Teaches the 'how and why' of using statistics. This book can help you to understand the use of statistics in nursing literature, and shows you how to use statistics effectively in answering your own research questions. It includes case studies that show you how statistics are applied in nursing research and exercises to test your own knowledge.

Spis treści

Contents

Chapter 1   An introduction to statistics
Chapter 2   Variables
Chapter 3   Descriptive statistics: the FlorenceNightingale way
Chapter 4   Effective data cleaning and management
Chapter 5   Critical appraisal of analysis and reporting of descriptive statistics
Chapter 6   An introduction to inferential statistics
Chapter 7   Correlational statistics
Chapter 8   Comparing average scores: statistics for all sorts of groups and occasions
Chapter 9   Critical appraisal of analysis and reporting of inferential statistics
Chapter 10    Advanced thinking with probability and significance. Where to next?

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O autorze

Glenn Williams, John Maltby, Liz Day