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STATISTICS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS (P)
ISBN: 9780801313882 | 0801313880
Edition: 3rdPublisher: Longman Publishing Group
Pub. Date: 1/1/1995
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Written by social workers for social work students, Statistics for Social Workers, 4/e, focuses on the kinds of statistical analysis most often used by social workers. As a result, students are able to use statistics in their everyday work in order to become more effective practitioners. Weinbach & Grinnell avoid the heavy use of mathematical formulae & present statistics in a highly accessible, user-friendly format that helps students understand, appreciate, & make use of statistics in refining their helping skills. NEW FEATURES- * New chapter on sampling distributions & expanded coverage of hypothesis testing. * Additional case examples throughout the text vividly illustrate concepts & provide students with a useful point of reference for understanding statistics. * Reorganized material to reflect the relationship between bivariate & multivariate analysis. CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Frequency Distributions & Graphs 3. Central Tendency & Variability 4. Normal Distributions 5. Introduction to Hypothesis Testing 6. Sampling Distributions & Hypothesis Testing 7. Selecting Statistical Tests 8. Correlation 9. Simple Linear Regression 10. Cross-Tabulation 11. t Tests & Analysis of Variance 12. Additional Parametric & Multivariate Tests References & Further Reading Glossary Appendices Index
| All chapters conclude with "Concluding Thoughts" and "Study Questions | |
| "Preface | |
| Introduction to Statistical Analysis | |
| Uses of Statistical Analysis | |
| General Methodological Terms | |
| Levels of Measurement | |
| Levels of Measurement and Analysis of Data | |
| Other Measurement Classifications | |
| Categories of Statistical Analyses | |
| Frequency Distributions and Graphs | |
| Frequency Distributions | |
| Grouped Frequency Distributions | |
| Using Frequency Distributions to Analyze Data | |
| Misrepresentation of Data | |
| Graphical Presentation of Data | |
| A Common Mistake in Displaying Data | |
| Central Tendency and Variability | |
| Central Tendency | |
| Variability | |
| Normal Distributions | |
| Skewed Distributions | |
| Normal Distributions | |
| Converting Raw Scores to Z Scores and Percentiles | |
| Deriving Raw Scores From Percentiles | |
| Introduction to Hypothesis Testing | |
| Alternative Explanations | |
| Probability | |
| Refuting Sampling Error | |
| Research Hypotheses | |
| Testing the Null Hypothesis | |
| Statistical Significance | |
| Errors in Drawing Conclusions About Relationships | |
| Statistically Significant Relationships and Meaningful Findings | |
| Sampling Distributions and Hypothesis Testing | |
| Sample Size and Sampling Error | |
| Sampling Distributions and Inference | |
| Sampling Distribution of Means | |
| Estimating Parameters From Statistics | |
| Other Distributions | |
| Selecting a Statistical Test | |
| The Importance of Selecting the Correct Statistical Test | |
| Factors to Consider When Selecting a Statistical Test | |
| Parametric and Nonparametric Tests | |
| Multivariate Statistical Tests | |
| General Guidelines for Test Selection | |
| Getting Help With Data Analyses | |
| Correlation | |
| Uses of Correlation | |
| Perfect Correlations | |
| Nonperfect Correlations | |
| Interpreting Linear Correlations | |
| Using Correlation For Inference | |
| Computation and Presentation of Person's R | |
| Nonparametric Alternatives | |
| Using Correlation With Three or More Variables | |
| Other Multivariate Tests that Use Correlation | |
| Regression Analyses | |
| What is Prediction? | |
| What is Simple Linear Regression? | |
| Computation of the Regression Equation | |
| More About the Regression Line | |
| Interpreting Results | |
| Using Regression Analyses in Social Work Practice | |
| Regression With Three or More Variables | |
| Other Types of Regression Analyses | |
| Cross-Tabulation | |
| The Chi-Square Test of Association | |
| Using Chi-Square in Social Work Practice | |
| Chi-Square With Three or More Variables | |
| Special Applications of the Chi-Square Formula | |
| t Tests and Analysis of Variance | |
| The Use of t Tests | |
| The One-Sample t Test | |
| The Dependent t Test | |
| The Independent t Test | |
| Simple Analysis of Variance (One-Way Anova) | |
| Appendix A | |
| Evaluating Programs | |
| Evaluating Individual Practitioner Effectiveness | |
| Glossary | |
| Index | |
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