Statistics For Nursing: A Practical Approach
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ISBN: 0763774847 / Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, September 2010
Heavey (SUNY College at Brockport) offers a text for entry level nursing students on the selection, evaluation, and applications of statistical analysis methods. The author addresses statistics and levels of measurement, data presentation, evaluating measurement tools, sampling methods and size, research concepts, variance analysis, correlation coefficients, relative and attributable risk, and more. A companion website provides additional resources for students and instructors. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Professional nurses must be able to critique and understand the strengths and weaknesses of statistical design and analysis in order to be able to develop evidence-based practices in a clinical setting. Statistics for Nursing: A Practical Approach teaches entry-level nursing students the selection, application, and evaluation of statistical analysis techniques, as well as the evaluation and clinical application of the results derived from this analysis. Written in a clear, straightforward manner, this comprehensive text includes chapter objectives, clinical research focus, research application boxes, chapter summaries, key terms for each chapter, review questions, application exercises, and much more.The text is accompanied by a full companion website for students and faculty. Student resources include an interactive online glossary, crossword puzzles, animated flashcards, matching exercises, article links, and review questions.Faculty resources include PowerPoint slides, answers to the review questions and practice problems connected to the student article readings and questions, a TestBank, and a comprehensive walkthrough SPSS tutorial.
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