Understanding and Evaluating Research in Applied and Clinical Settings

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Synopsis
Clinically oriented professionals and students need to understand and evaluate the research and statistics in professional articles, especially given today's emphasis on evidence-based practice. This book demonstrates how the research approach and design help determine the appropriate statistical analysis. Understanding and Evaluating Research in Applied and Clinical Settings features:*short, independent, chapters that do not have to be read in order;*a guide to understanding why a particular statistic was selected;*an emphasis on effects sizes including measures of risk potency;*numerous cross-disciplinary examples to illustrate the material; and*methods to help determine practical and clinical significance and their relation to meta-analysis and evidence-based practice.This book is intended for practitioners and students in psychology, education, counseling, mental and allied health, nursing, and medicine, and as a text for courses on understanding research methods and statistics.
Copyright:
2005

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781135604530
Related ISBNs:
9781410615770, 9780805853322, 9780805853322, 9780805853315, 9780805853315
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Psychology, Education, Social Studies
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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