Statistics for the Helping Professions

The Besags' lucid and readable descriptions of statistical processes provide an excellent introduction to the subject for those in the helping professions. The book has been designed to answer three questions about the most commonly used statistical methods in the social sciences: what is the history of each specific technique? Is the present use of that technique socially and mathematically valid? And what socially and mathematically valid alternatives are available? Examples are taken from a variety of areas, ensuring that this book will be useful to workers throughout the range of the helping professions.