Statistics for healthcare professionals : an introduction

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Author:

Scott, Ian, 1964- author.

ISBN:

9781446208922

9781446208939

Personal Author:

Scott, Ian, 1964- author.

Edition:

Second edition.

Physical Description:

244 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Contents:

1. Statistics for health care research -- 2. The statistical approach: when should it be applied? -- 3. Measuring, sampling and error -- 4. Questionnaires -- 5. The studies -- 6. Descriptive statistics -- 7. Displaying data -- 8. Lies, damned lies and statistics -- 9. An introduction to hypothesis testing -- 10. Distributions and probabilities -- 11. Making predictions -- 12. Testing for differences between means -- 13. Errors and ANOVAs -- 14. Not normal -- 15. Non-parametric tests -- 16. Tests for association: chi-square -- 17. Tests for association: correlation and regression -- 18. How big a sample: power analysis -- 19. Analysing data from systematic reviews -- 20. Choosing test statistics.

Abstract:

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.

Subject Term:

Statistics as Topic -- methods.

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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.