Introductory Statistics for Health and Nursing Using SPSS / Edition 1

by Louise Marston

Overview

With the inclusion of real-world data and a host of health-related examples, this is an impressive introductory statistics text ideal for all health science and nursing students. Health and nursing students can be anxious and lacking in confidence when it comes to handling statistics. This book has been developed with this readership in mind. This accessible text avoids using long and off-putting statistical formulae in favor of non-daunting practical and SPSS-based examples. What's more, its content will fit ideally with the common course content of stats courses in the field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847874825
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	01/20/2010
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Getting Started with Data and SPSS
Data Management
Study Designs
Probability
Summary Statistics for Continuous Data
Summary Statistics for Categorical Data
Samples and Populations
Comparing Two Categorical Variables
Comparing Means
Non-Parametric Tests
Assessing Associations with a Continuous Outcome
Assessing Associations with a Categorical Outcome