This book is aimed at those studying and working in the field of health care, including nurses and the professions allied to medicine, who have little prior knowledge of statistics but for whom critical review of research is an essential skill.
"This book makes the task of interpreting statistical findings much more approachable and less daunting for those with little, or no, previous experience, and will provide a valuable reference for the more experienced researcher. I would recommend it to any student undertaking a Nursing Research module."nConor Hamilton, Student Nurse, Queen's University Belfast, UKn Need help interpreting other people's health research?nThis book offers guidance for students undertaking a critical review of quantitative research papers and will also help health professionals to understand and interpret statistical results within health-related research papers.nThe book requires little knowledge of statistics, includes worked examples and is broken into the following sections:nnA worked example of a published RCT and a health surveynExplanations of basic statistical conceptsnExplanations of common statistical testsnA quick guide to statistical terms and concepts Walker and Almond have helpfully cross-referenced throughout, so those requiring in-depth explanations or additional worked examples can locate these easily.nInterpreting Statistical Research Findings is key reading for nursing and health care students and will help make this area of research much easier to tackle!
Part 1 Worked ExamplesnThe randomised controlled trialnThe Health surveynPart 2 Interpreting statistical conceptsnMeasuring variables: continuous, ordinal and categorical datanDescribing continuous data: The normal distributionnDescribing nonparametric datanMeasuring concepts: Validity and reliabilitynSampling data: Probability and non-probability samplesnSample size: criteria for judging adequacynTesting hypotheses: what does p actually mean?nPart 3 Statistical testsnIntroduction to inferential statisticsnComparing two independent (unrelated) groups: independent (unrelated) t test, Mann-Whitney U test, contingency analysis- Fisher's exact test and Chi-square testnComparing three or more independent (unrelated) groups: One-way ANOVA, Kruskal Wallis test and Chi-square testnComparing two sets of related data: Matched pairs or single-sample repeated measures- related (paired) t test, Wilcoxon signed rank test, sign test and McNemar's testnComplex group comparisons: ANOVA / ANCOVA, Friedman two-way ANOVA by ranks and Cochrane Q testnSimple tests of association: Correlation and linear regressionncomplex associations: Multiple and logistic regressionnPart 4 Quick reference guidenI Framework for statistical reviewnII Glossary of termsnIII Guide to statistical symbolsnIV Overview of common statistical testsnV Guide to the assumptions that underpin statistical testsnVI Summary of statistical test selection and resultsnVII Extracts from statistical tablesn
Jan Walker worked as a health visitor for eight years before taking a degree in psychology and then a PhD which focused pain in later life. Working as a university lecturer and reader, she taught psychology on a wide range of courses for nurses, allied health, medical and social care professionals, from introductory to masters level. She has held honorary contracts with several pain clinics, helping individuals to identify goals and resources for self management. She has conducted, supervised and published research on the lived experience of chronic pain and other chronic conditions. Jan is currently a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the University of Southampton where she works closely with the Complementary Medicine Research Unit.nnJan Walker is an experienced researcher, lecturer and supervisor. Her previous books include Psychology for Nurses and the Caring Professions 3/e (Open University Press, 2007).nPalo Almond is a lecturer in public health and primary health care and an experienced research supervisor. She has over 30 years of experience in nursing, public health and midwifery practice, research and education.
Über den Autor
Jan Walker worked as a health visitor for eight years before taking a degree in psychology and then a PhD which focused pain in later life. Working as a university lecturer and reader, she taught psychology on a wide range of courses for nurses, allied health, medical and social care professionals, from introductory to masters level. She has held honorary contracts with several pain clinics, helping individuals to identify goals and resources for self management. She has conducted, supervised and published research on the lived experience of chronic pain and other chronic conditions. Jan is currently a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the University of Southampton where she works closely with the Complementary Medicine Research Unit.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part 1 Worked Examples
The randomised controlled trial
The Health survey
Part 2 Interpreting statistical concepts
Measuring variables: continuous, ordinal and categorical data
Describing continuous data: The normal distribution
Describing nonparametric data
Measuring concepts: Validity and reliability
Sampling data: Probability and non-probability samples
Sample size: criteria for judging adequacy
Testing hypotheses: what does p actually mean?
Part 3 Statistical tests
Introduction to inferential statistics
Comparing two independent (unrelated) groups: independent (unrelated) t test, Mann-Whitney U test, contingency analysis- Fisher's exact test and Chi-square test
Comparing three or more independent (unrelated) groups: One-way ANOVA, Kruskal Wallis test and Chi-square test
Comparing two sets of related data: Matched pairs or single-sample repeated measures- related (paired) t test, Wilcoxon signed rank test, sign test and McNemar's test
Complex group comparisons: ANOVA / ANCOVA, Friedman two-way ANOVA by ranks and Cochrane Q test
Simple tests of association: Correlation and linear regression
complex associations: Multiple and logistic regression
Part 4 Quick reference guide
I Framework for statistical review
II Glossary of terms
III Guide to statistical symbols
IV Overview of common statistical tests
V Guide to the assumptions that underpin statistical tests
VI Summary of statistical test selection and results
VII Extracts from statistical tables
Klappentext
"This book makes the task of interpreting statistical findings much more approachable and less daunting for those with little, or no, previous experience, and will provide a valuable reference for the more experienced researcher. I would recommend it to any student undertaking a Nursing Research module."
Conor Hamilton, Student Nurse, Queen's University Belfast, UK
Need help interpreting other people's health research?
This book offers guidance for students undertaking a critical review of quantitative research papers and will also help health professionals to understand and interpret statistical results within health-related research papers.
The book requires little knowledge of statistics, includes worked examples and is broken into the following sections:
- A worked example of a published RCT and a health survey
- Explanations of basic statistical concepts
- Explanations of common statistical tests
- A quick guide to statistical terms and concepts
Walker and Almond have helpfully cross-referenced throughout, so those requiring in-depth explanations or additional worked examples can locate these easily.
Interpreting Statistical Research Findings is key reading for nursing and health care students and will help make this area of research much easier to tackle!
