Practical Statistics for Nursing and Health Care

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Synopsis

Nursing is a growing area of higher education, in which anintroduction to statistics is an essential component. There iscurrently a gap in the market for a 'user-friendly' book which iscontextulised and targeted for nursing. Practical Statistics forNursing and Health Care introduces statistical techniques in such away that readers will easily grasp the fundamentals to enable themto gain the confidence and understanding to perform their ownanalysis. It also provides sufficient advice in areas such asclinical trials and epidemiology to enable the reader to criticallyappraise work published in journals such as the Lancet and BritishMedical Journal. * Covers all basic statistical concepts and tests * Is user-friendly - avoids excessive jargon * Includes relevant examples for nurses, including case studies anddata sets * Provides information on further reading * Starts from first principles and progresses step by step * Includes 'advice on' sections for all of the tests described

Book details

Author:
Jim Fowler, Phil Jarvis, Mel Chevannes
ISBN:
9781118685617
Related ISBNs:
9780471497158, 9780471497165
Publisher:
Wiley
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2019-08-29
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2002
Copyright by:
John Wiley & Sons 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Science