All chapters conclude with "Concluding Thoughts" and "Study Questions | |
"Preface | |
Introduction to Statistical Analysis | |
Uses of Statistical Analysis | |
General Methodological Terms | |
Levels of Measurement | |
Levels of Measurement and Analysis of Data | |
Other Measurement Classifications | |
Categories of Statistical Analyses | |
Frequency Distributions and Graphs | |
Frequency Distributions | |
Grouped Frequency Distributions | |
Using Frequency Distributions to Analyze Data | |
Misrepresentation of Data | |
Graphical Presentation of Data | |
A Common Mistake in Displaying Data | |
Central Tendency and Variability | |
Central Tendency | |
Variability | |
Normal Distributions | |
Skewed Distributions | |
Normal Distributions | |
Converting Raw Scores to Z Scores and Percentiles | |
Deriving Raw Scores From Percentiles | |
Introduction to Hypothesis Testing | |
Alternative Explanations | |
Probability | |
Refuting Sampling Error | |
Research Hypotheses | |
Testing the Null Hypothesis | |
Statistical Significance | |
Errors in Drawing Conclusions About Relationships | |
Statistically Significant Relationships and Meaningful Findings | |
Sampling Distributions and Hypothesis Testing | |
Sample Size and Sampling Error | |
Sampling Distributions and Inference | |
Sampling Distribution of Means | |
Estimating Parameters From Statistics | |
Other Distributions | |
Selecting a Statistical Test | |
The Importance of Selecting the Correct Statistical Test | |
Factors to Consider When Selecting a Statistical Test | |
Parametric and Nonparametric Tests | |
Multivariate Statistical Tests | |
General Guidelines for Test Selection | |
Getting Help With Data Analyses | |
Correlation | |
Uses of Correlation | |
Perfect Correlations | |
Nonperfect Correlations | |
Interpreting Linear Correlations | |
Using Correlation For Inference | |
Computation and Presentation of Person's R | |
Nonparametric Alternatives | |
Using Correlation With Three or More Variables | |
Other Multivariate Tests that Use Correlation | |
Regression Analyses | |
What is Prediction? | |
What is Simple Linear Regression? | |
Computation of the Regression Equation | |
More About the Regression Line | |
Interpreting Results | |
Using Regression Analyses in Social Work Practice | |
Regression With Three or More Variables | |
Other Types of Regression Analyses | |
Cross-Tabulation | |
The Chi-Square Test of Association | |
Using Chi-Square in Social Work Practice | |
Chi-Square With Three or More Variables | |
Special Applications of the Chi-Square Formula | |
t Tests and Analysis of Variance | |
The Use of t Tests | |
The One-Sample t Test | |
The Dependent t Test | |
The Independent t Test | |
Simple Analysis of Variance (One-Way Anova) | |
Appendix A | |
Evaluating Programs | |
Evaluating Individual Practitioner Effectiveness | |
Glossary | |
Index | |
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