Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice and Evaluation (SW 318 Social Work Statistics) – Ebook PDF Version

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0840029144
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0840029140
• Author: Allen Rubin (Author)

Both practical and easy to read, Rubin’s STATISTICS FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND EVALUATION provides you with a step-by-step guide that will help you succeed in your course. Practice illustrations and exercises support your ability to study and retain core concepts, while practical examples provide you with the opportunity to see how and when data analysis and statistics are used by helping professionals in the real world.

Table contents:

Part 1: INTRODUCTION AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE.

1. Why Study Statistics?

2. Use of Statistics in Evidence-Based Practice.

3. Review of Key Research Methodology Concepts and Terms.

Part 2: DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS.

4. Frequency Distributions.

5. Graphs and Charts.

6. Measures of Central Tendency.

7. Measures of Dispersion.

8. Types of Distributions.

9. z-Scores, Percentiles, and Effect Size.

Part 3: INFERENTIAL DATA ANALYSIS: CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATION.

10. Probability and Sampling Distributions.

11. Hypothesis Testing and Statistical Significance.

12. Type I and Type II Errors.

13. Interpreting the Strength and Importance of Relationships.

Part 4: INFERENTIAL DATA ANALYSIS: PARAMETRIC AND NONPARAMETRIC PROCEDURES.

14. The t-Test.

15. Analysis of Variance.

16. Cross-Tabulation and Chi-Square.

17. Correlation.

18. Regression Analysis.

19. Applications to Single-System Evaluation Designs

Title Tag:

Mastering Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice and Evaluation
Comprehensive Guide to Statistics in Evaluation and Evidence-Based Practice
Utilizing Statistics for Effective Evaluation in Evidence-Based Practice