Now in its second edition, Practical Statistics for Nursing and Health Care provides a sound foundation for nursing, midwifery and other health care students and early career professionals, guiding readers through the often daunting subject of statistics 'from scratch'. Making no assumptions about one's existing knowledge, the text develops in complexity as the material and concepts become more familiar, allowing readers to build the confidence and skills to apply various formula and techniques to their own data.

The authors explain common methods of interpreting data sets and explore basic statistical principles that enable nurses and health care professionals to decide on suitable treatment, as well as equipping readers with the tools to critically appraise clinical trials and epidemiology journals.

* Offers information on statistics presented in a clear, straightforward manner

* Covers all basic statistical concepts and tests, and includes worked examples, case studies, and data sets

* Provides an understanding of how data collected can be processed for the patients' benefit

* Contains a new section on how to calculate and use percentiles

Written for students, qualified nurses and other healthcare professionals, Practical Statistics for Nursing and Health Care is a hands-on guide to gaining rapid proficiency in statistics.



Autorentext

JIM FOWLER, former Principal Lecturer, Department of Biological Sciences, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.

PHILIP JARVIS, Statistician, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.

MEL CHEVANNES, Emeritus Professor of Nursing, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK.



Klappentext

PRACTICAL STATISTICS FOR NURSING AND HEALTH CARE

Now in its second edition, Practical Statistics for Nursing and Health Care provides a sound foundation for nursing, midwifery and other health care students and early career professionals, guiding readers through the often daunting subject of statistics 'from scratch'. Making no assumptions about one's existing knowledge, the text develops in complexity as the material and concepts become more familiar, allowing readers to build the confidence and skills to apply various formula and techniques to their own data.

The authors explain common methods of interpreting data sets and explore basic statistical principles that enable nurses and health care professionals to decide on suitable treatment, as well as equipping readers with the tools to critically appraise clinical trials and epidemiology journals.

  • Offers information on statistics presented in a clear, straightforward manner
  • Covers all basic statistical concepts and tests, and includes worked examples, case studies, and data sets
  • Provides an understanding of how data collected can be processed for the patients' benefit
  • Contains a new section on how to calculate and use percentiles

Written for students, qualified nurses and other healthcare professionals, Practical Statistics for Nursing and Health Care is a hands-on guide to gaining rapid proficiency in statistics.



Zusammenfassung

Now in its second edition, Practical Statistics for Nursing and Health Care provides a sound foundation for nursing, midwifery and other health care students and early career professionals, guiding readers through the often daunting subject of statistics 'from scratch'. Making no assumptions about one's existing knowledge, the text develops in complexity as the material and concepts become more familiar, allowing readers to build the confidence and skills to apply various formula and techniques to their own data.

The authors explain common methods of interpreting data sets and explore basic statistical principles that enable nurses and health care professionals to decide on suitable treatment, as well as equipping readers with the tools to critically appraise clinical trials and epidemiology journals.

  • Offers information on statistics presented in a clear, straightforward manner
  • Covers all basic statistical concepts and tests, and includes worked examples, case studies, and data sets
  • Provides an understanding of how data collected can be processed for the patients' benefit
  • Contains a new section on how to calculate and use percentiles

Written for students, qualified nurses and other healthcare professionals, Practical Statistics for Nursing and Health Care is a hands-on guide to gaining rapid proficiency in statistics.



Inhalt

Preface xi

Foreword to Students xv

1 Introduction 1

1.1 What Do we Mean by Statistics? 1

1.2 Why Is Statistics Necessary? 1

1.3 The Limitations of Statistics 2

1.4 Performing Statistical Calculations 2

1.5 The Purpose of this Text 2

2 Health Care Investigations: Measurement and Sampling Concepts 5

2.1 Introduction 5

2.2 Populations, Samples and Observations 5

2.3 Counting Things The Sampling Unit 6

2.4 Sampling Strategy 6

2.5 Target and Study Populations 7

2.6 Sample Designs 7

2.7 Simple Random Sampling 8

2.8 Systematic Sampling 9

2.9 Stratified Sampling 9

2.10 Quota Sampling 10

2.11 Cluster Sampling 11

2.12 Sampling Designs Summary 11

2.13 Statistics and Parameters 11

2.14 Descriptive and Inferential Statistics 12

2.15 Parametric and Non-Parametric Statistics 12

3 Processing Data 13

3.1 Scales of Measurement 13

3.2 The Nominal Scale 13

3.3 The Ordinal Scale 14

3.4 The Interval Scale 14

3.5 The Ratio Scale 15

3.6 Conversion of Interval Observations to an Ordinal Scale 15

3.7 Derived Variables 16

3.8 Logarithms 17

3.9 The Precision of Observations 18

3.10 How Precise Should We Be? 19

3.11 The Frequency Table 19

3.12 Aggregating Frequency Classes 21

3.13 Frequency Distribution of Count Observations 23

3.14 Bivariate Data 23

4 Presenting Data 25

4.1 Introduction 25

4.2 Dot Plot or Line Plot 25

4.3 Bar Graph 26

4.4 Histogram 28

4.5 Frequency Polygon and Frequency Curve 29

4.6 Centiles and Growth Charts 29

4.7 Scattergram 32

4.8 Circle or Pie Graph 32

5 Clinical Trials 35

5.1 Introduction 35

5.2 The Nature of Clinical Trials 35

5.3 Clinical Trial Designs 36

5.4 Psychological Effects and Blind Trials 37

5.5 Historical Controls 38

Titel
Practical Statistics for Nursing and Health Care
EAN
9781119698548
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Veröffentlichung
06.04.2021
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
4.01 MB
Anzahl Seiten
224