TY - BOOK AU - Heavey,Elizabeth TI - Statistics for nursing: a practical approach SN - 9781284255003 AV - RT68 .H43 2024eb U1 - 610.73072/7 23/eng/20230117 PY - 2024///] CY - Burlington, MA PB - Jones & Bartlett Learning KW - Nursing KW - Statistical methods KW - Statistics N1 - Includes online access; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction to statistics and levels of measurement -- Presenting data -- Descriptive statistics, probability, and measures of central tendency -- Measuring data -- Sampling methods -- Generating the research idea -- Sample size, effect size, and power -- Chi-square -- Student t-test -- Analysis of variance (ANOVA) -- Correlation coefficients -- Regression analysis -- Relative risk vs. absolute risk and other public health measures you commonly see N2 - 'Today's nurse faces even more questions about understanding and interpreting data. Although statistics has not changed in its essence, nurses are leveraging new technologies to interpret data in the clinical space. Understanding how to use that information and make successful clinical decisions are the essence of the role of the nurse. The 4th edition will provide new research and highlight an unfolding case study that is used throughout the text to connect concepts to situations, equipping students and instructors with the right tools to leverage the data in a safe and accurate way'-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=3507122 ER -