Practical statistics for nursing and health care [electronic book] /
Jim Fowler, Phil Jarvis and Mel Chevannes.
- online resource (213 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Health care investigations -- Measurement and sampling concepts -- Processing data -- Presenting data -- Clinical trials -- Introduction to epidemiology -- Measuring the average -- Measuring variability -- Probability and the normal curve -- How good are our estimates? -- The basis of statistical testing -- Analysing frequencies -- Measuring correlations -- Regression analysis -- Comparing averages -- Analysis of variance - ANOVA.
Nursing is a growing area of higher education, in which an introduction to statistics is an essential component. There is currently a gap in the market for a \'user-friendly\' book which is contextulised and targeted for nursing. Practical Statistics for Nursing and Health Care introduces statistical techniques in such a way that readers will easily grasp the fundamentals to enable them to gain the confidence and understanding to perform their own analysis. It also provides sufficient advice in areas such as clinical trials and epidemiology to enable the reader to critically appraise work published in journals such as the Lancet and British Medical Journal. Covers all basic statistical concepts and tests Is user-friendly - avoids excessive jargon Includes relevant examples for nurses, including case studies and data sets Provides information on further reading Starts from first principles and progresses step by step Includes \'advice on\' sections for all of the tests described...
Electronic reproduction.: Dawson Books. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.