1st Edition

Introduction to Statistics for Nurses

288 Pages

by Routledge

286 Pages

by Routledge

288 Pages

by Routledge

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Description

Take the fear out of statistics with this straightforward, practical and applied book on the ‘how and why’ of using statistics. Introduction to Statistics for Nurses is an essential introductory text for all nursing students coming to statistics for the first time. The nursing profession involves the use of statistics every day, for example in the cases of mortality... Read more

Contents

Chapter 1 An introduction to statistics
Chapter 2 Variables
Chapter 3 Descriptive statistics: the FlorenceNightingale way
Chapter 4 Effective data cleaning and management
Chapter 5 Critical appraisal of analysis and reporting of descriptive statistics
Chapter 6 An introduction to inferential statistics
Chapter 7 Correlational statistics
Chapter 8 Comparing average scores: statistics for all sorts of groups and occasions
Chapter 9 Critical appraisal of analysis and reporting of inferential statistics
Chapter 10 Advanced thinking with probability and significance. Where to next?

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