Statistics for Social Workers - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0582290341 ISBN 13 : 9780582290341

Synopsis

Book by Weinbach Robert W

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

This acclaimed statistics text requires no prior knowledge of statistics, emphasizing a conceptual understanding of the topic and its usefulness to social work practice and research. Rather than focusing on mathematical computation, Statistics for Social Workers instead focuses on providing an understanding of the logical underpinnings of statistical analysis and how to apply the results of analysis in a social work practice environment. The authors have used this approach to teaching statistics for over 25 years, and it remains the most widely used book of its kind.

Highlights of the Sixth Edition:

• Includes new discussion of why random samples often cannot be used in social work research and how this affects the choice of tests that are appropriate for use.
• New appendix covers statistical analysis of program evaluation data and single system research data, linking research and practice.
• Includes expanded content on how design flaws such as measurement error, measurement bias, and cultural bias can produce spurious relationships between variables.
• New case examples further clarify how various statistical tests can be used in practice and research and how their results can be interpreted.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This is the leading text for social work statistics courses because of its accessibility and the fact that it assumes no prior background in statistics.

This text can be used in introductory-level statistics courses or as part of the research methods sequence in social work. It includes numerous social work practice examples, and discusses types of statistical analyses that are most likely to be encountered by social work practitioners and researchers.

This edition has been reorganized and updated, with new content added on statistical power, effect size, and measures of association. New topics have been incorporated, including logistic regression and other methods of analysis not in prior editions. New figures and new content on sampling distributions and standard scores (z-scores) have also been added.

Détails de l'édition

• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0582290341
• ISBN 13: 9780582290341
• Reliure: Broché
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible