Statistics and data interpretation for social work / James A. Rosenthal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosenthal, James Aaron, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Statistical methods.

Social sciences.

Social service--Statistical methods.

Social service.

Social sciences--Research.

Statistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 485 pages) ; illustrations.

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, LLC, [2012].

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""Without question, this text will be the most authoritative source of information on statistics in the human services. From my point of view, it is a definitive work that combines a rigorous pedagogy with a down to earth (commonsense) exploration of the complex and difficult issues in data analysis (statistics) and interpretation. I welcome its publication."". -Praise for the First Edition. Written by a social worker for social work students, this is a nuts and bolts guide to statistics that presents complex calculations and concepts in clear, easy-to-understand language.

Contents:

PART I: Introduction and descriptive statistics. Introduction and overview

Data presentation

Central tendency

Measures of variability

Shape of distribution

The concept of relationship and relationship between categorical variables

The odds ratio and other measures for categorical variables

Correlation and regression

Standardized mean difference

Research design and causality

Controlling for confounding variables

PART II: Inferential statistics and data interpretation. An introduction to inferential statistics

Confidence intervals for means and proportions

The logic of statistical significance tests

The large sample test of the mean and new concepts

Statistical power and selected topics

The t distribution and one-sample procedures for means

Independent samples t test and dependent samples t test

One-sample tests of proportions

The chi-square test of independence

Analysis of variance

More significance tests and reasoning with test results

An overview of selected multivariate procedures

Generalizability, importance, and a data interpretation model.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780826107213

9780826107206

1-280-12878-X

9786613532664

0-8261-0721-4

OCLC:

775352835