Statistics For Evidence-Based Practice And Evaluation

by Rubin, Allen

• ISBN13: 9780495602897
• ISBN10: 0495602892
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-03-23
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

Learn statistics the easy way with STATISTICS FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND EVALUATION! Easy to read and practical, this social-work text provides you with a step-by-step guide that will help you succeed in statistics. The author's friendly, approachable style makes the subject of statistics highly accessible. Studying is made easy with practice illustrations, examples, exercises, and a book companion website that contains frequently asked questions, tutorial quizzes, and links to online resources. Practical examples provide you with the opportunity to see how and when data analysis and statistics are used in practice.

Table of Contents

Introduction And Evidence-Based Practice

Why Study Statistics

Use of Statistics in Evidence-Based Practice

Review of Key Research Methodology Concepts and Terms

Descriptive Statistics

Frequency Distributions

Graphs and Charts

Measures of Central Tendency

Measures of Dispersion

Normal Distributions

z-Scores, Percentiles, and Effect

Inferential Data Analysis: Conceptual Foundation

Probability and Sampling Distributions

Hypothesis Testing and Statistical Significance

Statistical Conclusion Validitys

Interpreting the Strength and Importance of Relationships

Inferential Data Analysis: Parametric And Nonparametric Procedures

The t-Test

Analysis of Variance

Cross-Tabulation and Chi-Square

Correlation

Regression Analysis

Applications to Single-System Regression Designs

Review of Some Math Basics

Statistical Symbols

Additional Multivariate Procedures: A Conceptual Overview

Reporting Your Statistical Findings

Preparing Data for Analysis

Hypothetical Data Set for SPSS

SPSS Instructions and Exercises

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