| Description |
ix, 268 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Skills for practice |
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Skills for practice series.
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| Contents |
1. Some Basic Statistical Principles -- 2. Some Methods for Describing Data -- 3. The Linear Relationship between Data Collected in Pairs. Correlation, Regression and Prediction -- 4. The Concept of Probability and the Normal Distribution -- 5. Statistical Inference and Significance -- 6. Comparison of Means with the t-test -- 7. Comparing Proportions and Testing for Independence -- 8. A Comparison of More than Two Means -- 9. Non-parametric Tests -- Appendix I. Glossary of Common Statistical Terms -- Appendix II. Significant Figures, Decimal Places and Scientific Notation -- Appendix III. Statistical Formulae -- Appendix IV. The Correlation Coefficient -- Appendix V. Criteria for Test Selection -- Appendix VI. Statistical Tables |
| Summary |
This book provides the information necessary to assist practising clinical therapists to understand the nature of statistical procedures: the approach is practical and no previous knowledge or experience of statistics is assumed. The focus is on providing a basic knowledge of the methods used and on clarifying the meaning of terms that are in common use |
| Bibliography |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Psychotherapy -- Research -- Statistical methods.
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| LC no. |
96008890 |
| ISBN |
0750621044 paperback |
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