Interpreting Statistical Findings: A Guide for Health Professionals and Students
Interpreting Statistical Findings: A Guide for Health Professionals and Students
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Summary
This book is aimed at those studying and working in the field of health care, including nurses and the professions allied to medicine, who have little prior knowledge of statistics but for whom critical review of research is an essential skill.
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Interpreting Statistical Findings: A Guide for Health Professionals and Students by Jan Walker
"This book makes the task of interpreting statistical findings much more approachable and less daunting for those with little, or no, previous experience, and will provide a valuable reference for the more experienced researcher. I would recommend it to any student undertaking a Nursing Research module." Conor Hamilton, Student Nurse, Queen’s University Belfast, UKNeed help interpreting other people's health research?This book offers guidance for students undertaking a critical review of quantitative research papers and will also help health professionals to understand and interpret statistical results within health-related research papers. The book requires little knowledge of statistics, includes worked examples and is broken into the following sections: A worked example of a published RCT and a health surveyExplanations of basic statistical conceptsExplanations of common statistical tests A quick guide to statistical terms and concepts Walker and Almond have helpfully cross-referenced throughout, so those requiring in-depth explanations or additional worked examples can locate these easily.Interpreting Statistical Research Findings is key reading for nursing and health care students and will help make this area of research much easier to tackle!
Jan Walker worked as a health visitor for eight years before taking a degree in psychology and then a PhD which focused pain in later life. Working as a university lecturer and reader, she taught psychology on a wide range of courses for nurses, allied health, medical and social care professionals, from introductory to masters level. She has held honorary contracts with several pain clinics, helping individuals to identify goals and resources for self management. She has conducted, supervised and published research on the lived experience of chronic pain and other chronic conditions. Jan is currently a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the University of Southampton where she works closely with the Complementary Medicine Research Unit.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780335235971 |
| ISBN 10 | 0335235972 |
| Title | Interpreting Statistical Findings: A Guide for Health Professionals and Students |
| Author | Jan Walker |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Open University Press |
| Year published | 2010-07-16 |
| Number of pages | 232 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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