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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100471963259

ISBN-139780471963257

eBay Product ID (ePID)1079825

Product Key Features

Number of Pages192 Pages

Publication NameStatistics from Scratch : an Introduction for Health Care Professionals

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1996

SubjectBiostatistics, Probability & Statistics / General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaMathematics, Medical

AuthorDavid Bowers

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight13 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN95-049518

Dewey Edition20

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal519.5/02461

Table Of ContentGETTING STARTED.Fundamentals.Types of Variables.DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS.Organising Qualitative Data.Organizing Quantitative Data.Measures of Average.Measures of Spread.Getting the Data.Appendix.Index.

SynopsisThis is a down-to-earth, user-friendly guide to elementary statistics, designed specifically to help today's health care professionals acquire the skills necessary to collect, interpret, describe and present sample data in a clear, unambiguous and focused manner. No previous knowledge'other than simple mathematics'is assumed. Key features include: Practical tips on how to obtain and interpret basic descriptive statistics. Detailed explanation of the crucial distinctions between different types of sample data. Invaluable help in choosing the most appropriate ways of summarising data. Comprehensive coverage of a wide variety of tasks from methods of data collection to the best ways of presenting data. Use of real data in a host of helpful work-through examples and end-of-chapter exercises. A multitude of illustrative cases, in every chapter, drawn from current literature and practice. Detailed and explicit help in using several commonly available computer packages for data analysis including SPSS, MINITAB, and EPI. Liberal use of explanatory graphs. Ideal for both students and professionals, in health care and medicine, who are approaching the subject of statistics for the first time, this book presents enough information to carry out basic analytical tasks while also providing a solid foundation on which to build detailed knowledge for more complex work. That's what you call a measure of spread!, This is a down-to-earth, user-friendly guide to elementary statistics, designed specifically to help today's health care professionals acquire the skills necessary to collect, interpret, describe and present sample data in a clear, unambiguous and focused manner. No previous knowledge'other than simple mathematics'is assumed. Key features include: Practical tips on how to obtain and interpret basic descriptive statistics. Detailed explanation of the crucial distinctions between different types of sample data. Invaluable help in choosing the most appropriate ways of summarising data. Comprehensive coverage of a wide variety of tasks from methods of data collection to the best ways of presenting data. Use of real data in a host of helpful work-through examples and end-of-chapter exercises. A multitude of illustrative cases, in every chapter, drawn from current literature and practice. Detailed and explicit help in using several commonly available computer packages for data analysis including SPSS, MINITAB, and EPI. Liberal use of explanatory graphs. Ideal for both students and professionals, in health care and medicine, who are approaching the subject of statistics for the first time, this book presents enough information to carry out basic analytical tasks while also providing a solid foundation on which to build detailed knowledge for more complex work. That's what you call a measure of spread, This is a down-to-earth, user-friendly guide to elementary statistics, designed specifically to help today's health care professionals acquire the skills necessary to collect, interpret, describe and present sample data in a clear, unambiguous and focused manner. No previous knowledge-other than simple mathematics-is assumed. Key features include: Practical tips on how to obtain and interpret basic descriptive statistics.Detailed explanation of the crucial distinctions between different types of sample data.Invaluable help in choosing the most appropriate ways of summarising data.Comprehensive coverage of a wide variety of tasks from methods of data collection to the best ways of presenting data.Use of real data in a host of helpful work-through examples and end-of-chapter exercises.A multitude of illustrative cases, in every chapter, drawn from current literature and practice.Detailed and explicit help in using several commonly available computer packages for data analysis including SPSS, MINITAB, and EPI.Liberal use of explanatory graphs.Ideal for both students and professionals, in health care and medicine, who are approaching the subject of statistics for the first time, this book presents enough information to carry out basic analytical tasks while also providing a solid foundation on which to build detailed knowledge for more complex work. That's what you call a measure of spread!

LC Classification NumberRA409.B67 1996