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Statistics for Healthcare Professionals: An Introduction 2nd Revised edition

Hardback by Scott, Ian; Mazhindu, Deborah

Statistics for Healthcare Professionals: An Introduction

£149.00

ISBN:
9781446208922
Publication Date:
24 Mar 2014
Edition/language:
2nd Revised edition / English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications Ltd
Pages:
256 pages
Format:
Hardback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 13 - 15 Aug 2026
Statistics for Healthcare Professionals: An Introduction

Description

This book introduces you to the basic rules and principles of statistics and shows you how straightforward statistical tests can be performed and analysed in relation to healthcare. Key features of the text are: -Examples which show how statistics are used in the real world -Exercises to test your understanding and develop your proficiency -A glossary to remind you of key terms. -Additional online material including guides to using Microsoft Excel and SPSS and sample datasets.

Contents

Statistics for Health Care Research The Statistical Approach: When Should It Be Applied? Measuring, Sampling and Error Questionnaires The Studies Descriptive Statistics Displaying Data Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics An Introduction to Hypothesis Testing Distributions and Probabilities Making Predictions Testing for Differences Between Means Errors and ANOVAs Not Normal Non-parametric Tests Tests for Association: Chi-Square Tests for Association: Correlation and Regression How Big a Sample: Power Analysis Analysing Data from Systematic Reviews Choosing Test Statistics

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