Statistics and data interpretation for social work [electronic resource] / James A. Rosenthal.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rosenthal, James A.
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer, c2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Social sciences > Statistical methods.
Social service > Statistical methods.
Social sciences > Research.
Statistics.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2012 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
EBSCO eBooks: 2012 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2012 (EBSCO)
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • 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.