Practical Statistics for Nursing and Health Care

<p>Now in its second edition,&nbsp;<i>Practical Statistics for Nursing and Health&nbsp;Care</i>&nbsp;provides a sound foundation&nbsp;for&nbsp;nursing, midwifery and other health&nbsp;care students and early career professionals,&nbsp;guiding&nbsp;readers through&nbsp;the&nbsp;often daunting&nbsp;subject of statistics&nbsp;&lsquo;from scratch&rsquo;.&nbsp;Making no assumptions about&nbsp;one&rsquo;s&nbsp;existing knowledge, the text&nbsp;develops&nbsp;in&nbsp;complexity&nbsp;as the material and concepts become more familiar, allowing readers&nbsp;to build the confidence&nbsp;and skills&nbsp;to apply various&nbsp;formula and techniques to their own data.&nbsp;</p> <p>The authors explain common methods of interpreting data sets and explore basic statistical principles that enable nurses and health care professionals to decide on suitable treatment, as well as equipping readers with the tools to critically appraise&nbsp;clinical trials and epidemiology journals.&nbsp;</p> <ul style=”margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; cursor: text; overflow: visible;” type=”disc”> <li style=”margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; cursor: text; overflow: visible;”>Offers information on statistics presented in a clear, straightforward manner&nbsp;</li> <li style=”margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; cursor: text; overflow: visible;”>Covers all basic statistical concepts and tests, and includes&nbsp;worked&nbsp;examples, case studies, and data sets&nbsp;</li> <li style=”margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; cursor: text; overflow: visible;”>Provides an understanding of how data collected&nbsp;can&nbsp;be processed for the patients&rsquo; benefit&nbsp;</li> <li style=”margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; cursor: text; overflow: visible;”>Contains a new section on how to calculate and use percentiles&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Written for&nbsp;students,&nbsp;qualified&nbsp;nurses and other healthcare professionals,&nbsp;<i>Practical Statistics for Nursing and Health&nbsp;Care&nbsp;</i>is a&nbsp;hands-on guide&nbsp;to gaining rapid proficiency&nbsp;in statistics.&nbsp;</p>