Basic statistics for social workers / / Robert A. Schneider

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910957673203321
• Autore: Schneider Robert A
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Md., : University Press Of America, c2010
• ISBN: 0-7618-8632-X; 1-283-61427-8; 0-7618-4933-5; 9786613926722
• Edizione: [Rev. ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (112 p.)
• Disciplina: 519.5
• Soggetti: Social service - Statistical methods
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface to the Revised Edition -- For the Instructor -- Chapter One: Introduction and Variables -- 1. Definition of statistics -- 2. Three reasons to learn some statistics -- 3. Quantitative vs. Qualitative Data -- 4. Variables and Attributes -- 5. Practice Problems -- Chapter Two: Levels of Measurement -- 1. Nominal Level -- 2. Ordinal Level Data -- 3. Interval Level Data -- 4. Ratio Level Data -- 5. Practice Problems -- Chapter Three: Data Representation -- 1. Frequency Tables -- 2. Crosstabs -- 3. Histograms -- 4. Percentiles -- 5. Practice Problems -- Chapter Four: Measures of Central Tendency -- 1. Mean -- 2. Median -- 3. Mode -- 4. Statistics and Parameters -- 5. Skewness -- 6. Practice Problems -- Chapter Five: Measures of Distribution -- 1. Range -- 2. Standard Deviation and Variance -- 3. Z-Scores -- 4. Areas Under the curve -- 5. Practice Problems -- Chapter Six: Inference -- 1. Sampling -- 2. Probability and P-Values -- 3. Type I Error -- 4. Type II Error -- 5. Confidence Intervals -- 6. Practice Problems -- Chapter Seven: Simple Correlations -- 1. Pearson Product-Moment Correlations -- 2. Spearman and Point Biserial -- 3. Shared Variance and Error -- 4. Causality -- 5. Practice Problems -- Chapter Eight: Bivariate Regression -- 1. Practice Problems -- Chapter Nine: Multiple Regression -- 1. Basics -- 2. Practice Problems -- Chapter ; Ten: t-Test and One-way Analysis of Variance -- 1. t-Test -- 2. Directional t-test -- 3. One-Way Analysis of Variance -- 4. Practice Problems -- Chapter Eleven: Chi Square -- 1. Calculating Expected Values in Chi Square -- 2. Fisher's Exact -- 3. Phi -- 4. Practice Problems -- Chapter Twelve: Single System Analysis -- 1. Practice Problems -- Tables -- About the Author -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This revised edition was developed after teaching statistics to undergraduate and graduate social work students for over ten years. The statistical concepts that are necessary for students to know are covered, ranging from simple descriptive statistics such as crosstabs and tabular data up to a limited discussion of multiple regression.