Statistics for the health sciences : a non-mathematical introduction / Christine Dancey, John Reidy and Richard Rowe.

By: Dancey, Christine P Contributor(s): Reidy, John | Rowe, Richard Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2012. Description: xvi, 563 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781849203357; 9781849203364Subject(s): Medical statistics | Social sciences -- Statistical methods -- Computer programs | Statistics as Topic -- methods | Data Interpretation, Statistical | Health Services Research -- statistics & numerical dataDDC classification: 310.727 Online resources: WorldCat Details

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Table of contents Introduction to the research process Computer-assisted analysis Descriptive statistics The basics of statistical testing Epidemiology Introduction to data screening and cleaning Differences between two groups Differences between three or more conditions Testing associations between categorical variables Measuring agreement: correlational techniques Linear regression Standard multiple regression Logistic regression Interventions and analysis of change Survival analysis: an introduction

Summary: This is a highly accessible textbook on understanding statistics for the health sciences, both conceptually and via SPSS. The authors give clear explanations of the concepts underlying statistical analyzes and descriptions of how these analyzes are applied in health sciences research without complex statistical formulae. The book takes students from the basics of research design, hypothesis testing, and descriptive statistical techniques through to more advanced inferential statistical tests that health sciences students are likely to encounter. Exercises and tips throughout the book allow students to practice using SPSS."--Publisher

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Text	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU Reserve Section	Non-fiction	310.727 DAS 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-1	Not For Loan		31970
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [552]-557) and index.

Table of contents Introduction to the research process
Computer-assisted analysis
Descriptive statistics
The basics of statistical testing
Epidemiology
Introduction to data screening and cleaning
Differences between two groups
Differences between three or more conditions
Testing associations between categorical variables
Measuring agreement: correlational techniques
Linear regression
Standard multiple regression
Logistic regression
Interventions and analysis of change
Survival analysis: an introduction

This is a highly accessible textbook on understanding statistics for the health sciences, both conceptually and via SPSS. The authors give clear explanations of the concepts underlying statistical analyzes and descriptions of how these analyzes are applied in health sciences research without complex statistical formulae. The book takes students from the basics of research design, hypothesis testing, and descriptive statistical techniques through to more advanced inferential statistical tests that health sciences students are likely to encounter. Exercises and tips throughout the book allow students to practice using SPSS."--Publisher

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