Statistics
A Guide for Therapists
John McCall(Author)
Butterworth-Heinemann (Publisher)
Published on 23. December 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-7506-2104-5 (ISBN)
Description
Skills for Practice is a contemporary series of handbooks that reflects the changing face of therapy practice and education. Its features are: Each volume contains a particular set of practical skills necessary for effective practice; aimed specifically at the needs of therapists; practical and easy to read; relevant to students, teachers and practitioners. All therapists have to be confident in their understanding of the statistical treatment of data when reading and writing research literature. This book provides the information necessary to assist practising clinical therapists understand the nature of statistical procedures: the approach is practical and no previous knowledge or experience is assumed. The focus is on providing a basic knowledge of methods used and on clarifying the meaning of terms that are in common use.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
therapists
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
43 ills.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
362 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7506-2104-5 (9780750621045)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Some basic statistical principles; Some methods for describing data; The linear relationship between data collection in pairs correlation, regression and prediction; The concept of probability and the normal distribution; Statistical inference and significance; Comparison of means with the t-test; Comparing proportions and testing for independence; A comparison of more than two means; Non-parametric tests; Appendices