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1 online resource (xvii, 485 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. I: Introduction and descriptive statistics. Introduction and overview -- Data presentation -- Central tendency -- Measures of variability -- Shape of distribution -- The concept of relationship and relationship between categorical variables -- The odds ratio and other measures for categorical variables -- Correlation and regression -- Standardized mean difference -- Research design and causality -- Controlling for confounding variables -- pt. II: Inferential statistics and data interpretation. An introduction to inferential statistics -- Confidence intervals for means and proportions -- The logic of statistical significance tests -- The large sample test of the mean and new concepts -- Statistical power and selected topics -- The t distribution and one-sample procedures for means -- Independent samples t test and dependent samples t test -- One-sample tests of proportions -- The chi-square test of independence -- Analysis of variance -- More significance tests and reasoning with test results -- An overview of selected multivariate procedures -- Generalizability, importance, and a data interpretation model. |
| Summary |
"Without question, this text will be the most authoritative source of information on statistics in the human services. From my point of view, it is a definitive work that combines a rigorous pedagogy with a down to earth (commonsense) exploration of the complex and difficult issues in data analysis (statistics) and interpretation. I welcome its publication.".-Praise for the First Edition. Written by a social worker for social work students, this is a nuts and bolts guide to statistics that presents complex calculations and concepts in clear, easy-to-understand language. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Social sciences -- Statistical methods.
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Social sciences -- Statistical methods. |
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Social service -- Statistical methods.
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Social service -- Statistical methods. |
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Social sciences -- Research.
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Social sciences -- Research. |
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Statistics.
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Statistics. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rosenthal, James Aaron. Statistics and data interpretation for social work. New York : Springer Pub. Co., ©2012 9780826107206 (DLC) 2011039348 (OCoLC)712119455 |
| ISBN |
9780826107213 (electronic book) |
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0826107214 (electronic book) |
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9780826107206 |
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0826107206 |
| Standard No. |
9786613532664 |
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