Statistics for Social Workers - Couverture souple

Weinbach, Robert W.; Grinnell Jr., Richard M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0801333121 ISBN 13 : 9780801333125

Editeur : Pearson, 2001

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Overview

This widely acclaimed statistics text requires no prior knowledge of statistics, emphasizing a conceptual understanding of the topic and its contribution to evidence-based practice. It helps students by discussing the types of statistical analyses that are most likely to be encountered by social work practitioners and researchers.

What Reviewers Are Saying About The 7th Edition

“Weinbach and Grinnell have an engaging and interesting book that is useful to all students no matter what their previous level of statistical knowledge and ability....Rather than focusing on formulas and hand-calculating data, it presents examples of the use of statistical analyses related to social work practice. In this way, students learn that by understanding statistics they can become critical consumers of articles that can inform their practice.”
--Carolyn Turturro, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

“I believe Statistics for Social Workers is the perfect textbook for training social welfare students....[My students] rather enjoy reading this text because it is easy to read and there are real application examples they can identify with in their agency placements.”
--Julia F. Hastings, University of California, Berkeley

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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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0801333121
• ISBN 13: 9780801333125
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 5
• Nombre de pages: 269
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie