Basic statistics for nurses (Record no. 82322)
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| fixed length control field | 01795cam a2200205 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 0827342713 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0827342713 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Knapp, Rebecca Grant |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Basic statistics for nurses |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 2nd |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Delmar Publishers |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2000 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 418; ill.,bibls.; BookFind |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Orientation to statistics. Descriptive statistics: tabular and graphical presentations. Descriptive statistics: numerical summaries. Populations, samples and the normal distribution. Estimating population parameters. Statistical inference: an overview. Selection of an appropriate statistical test. Making inferences about means: the t-test. Analysis of variance. Correlation and regression. The chi-squared tests of proportions. Nonparametric methods. Methods of sample selection. Computers: a brief discussion. Appendix. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Paperback |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Designed for undergraduate and graduate nursing students, this text presents the basic principles of statistics as applied in medical practice. Covers all essential topics, with worked examples and exercises drawn from nursing and research. Each chapter contains an overview, objectives, examples, exercises and summary of critical concepts. Revised and expanded to include new information on level of measurement and its role in selecting a statistical analysis, calculating standardized scores and their associated probabilities using the normal curve and statistical decisions and their outcomes. Also features new chapters on estimating population parameters and on a decision tree approach for selecting a statistical analysis. This book should be of interest to nurses. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | NURSES' INSTRUCTION |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | STATISTICS |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| National Library of Medicine | Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare | Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare | Shelves | 12/01/2009 | WA 950 KNA | HOM2277 | 29/09/2022 | 29/09/2022 | Book |