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082 _aREF. 519.5 R72 2012
100 _aRosenthal, James A.
_eAuthor
245 0 _aStatistics and Data Interpretation for Social Work /
_cJames A. Rosenthal
260 _aNew York, USA :
_bSpringer Publishing Company,
_cc2012.
300 _a485 pages;
_c26 cm.
505 _apt. 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
520 _a"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
650 _aMATHEMATICS Probability & Statistics General
650 _aSocial sciences Research
650 _aSocial sciences Statistical methods
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