Introduction to Statistics for Nurses

Take the fear out of statistics with this straightforward, practical and applied book on the ‘how and why’ of using statistics. Introduction to Statistics for Nurses is an essential introductory text for all nursing students coming to statistics for the first time. The nursing profession involves the use ofstatistics every day, for example in the cases ofmortality rates, average life expectancies, percentage recovery rates, average remission times, andthe findings of which drugs work best with which illnesses. In fact, all of the policies that surround this job, the treatment strategies, and all the facts described above are derived from the use of statistics. This book will helpstudents to understand the use of statistics in nursing literature, and shows how to use statistics effectively in answering research questions. Case studies throughout show how statistics are applied in nursing research and frequent exercises help to test the reader'sknowledge asthey progress.

ContentsChapter 1 An introduction to statisticsChapter 2 VariablesChapter 3 Descriptive statistics: the FlorenceNightingale wayChapter 4 Effective data cleaning and managementChapter 5 Critical appraisal of analysis and reporting of descriptive statisticsChapter 6 An introduction to inferential statisticsChapter 7 Correlational statisticsChapter 8 Comparing average scores: statistics for all sorts of groups and occasionsChapter 9 Critical appraisal of analysis and reporting of inferential statisticsChapter 10 Advanced thinking with probability and significance. Where to next?ReferencesGlossary

Glenn Williams, John Maltby, Liz Day