Statistics for the Health Sciences Using SPSS - Tapa blanda

This practical book provides simple, user-friendly guidance to the principles of statistics and their application. No prior knowledge of statistics is assumed, and the author introduces core concepts in a clear, concise style supported by numerous examples and illustrations. Also features highlighted sections showing step-by-step commands for the popular SPSS for Windows program, helpful summaries of key points in each chapter, short exercises in several chapters for practice and self-assessment, and extensive diagrams to clarify key concepts.

This is a practical guide to the appropriate use of medical statistics, with the emphasis on choosing the right statistical test for a given problem rather than on the details of number crunching. Features in this text include: emphasis on what clinicians need to know - selecting the appropriate approach to analysis; equations confined to the appendix; and clinical examples.