LEADER 03368nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910808274303321 005 20240516222547.0 010 $a1-4833-1694-7 010 $a1-4833-2954-2 010 $a1-4522-4494-4 035 $a(CKB)2560000000090336 035 $a(EBL)997230 035 $a(OCoLC)815786231 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000704672 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12304994 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000704672 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10725318 035 $a(PQKB)10366556 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC997230 035 $a(OCoLC)809774337 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000158876 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000090336 100 $a20130912d2008 fy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCompassionate statistics $eapplied quantitative analysis for social services : with exercises and instructions in SPSS /$fVincent E. Faherty 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon $cSAGE$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 319 p.) $cill 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-28383-4 311 $a1-4129-3982-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 - Introduction, Overview, and Nondefinitions; Chapter 2 - Levels of Data: Nominal, Ordinal, and Scale; Chapter 3 - Presenting Data in Tables; Chapter 4 - Presenting Data in Figures; Chapter 5 - The 3 Ms: Mean, Median, and Mode; Chapter 6 - Standard Deviations, Ranges, and Quartiles; Chapter 7 - Other Descriptive Statistics; Chapter 8 - Probability and Statistical Significance; Chapter 9 - Chi-Square Test of Independence; Chapter 10 - Correlation: Scattergrams; Chapter 11 - Correlation: Spearman's rho and Pearson's r 327 $aChapter 12 - t-Test for Paired SamplesChapter 13 - t-Test for Independent Samples; Chapter 14 - One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) With Post Hoc Tests; Chapter 15 - Nonparametric Alternatives to Common Parametric Tests; Appendix A: Getting Started With SPSS; Appendix B: SPSS Data Sets; Appendix C: Outline of Common Univariate and Bivariate Statistical Procedures; Appendix D: Outline of Common Parametric and Nonparametric Inferential Tests; Appendix E: Table of Random Numbers With Instructions; Appendix F: Glossary of Terms; Index; About the Author 330 8 $aFaherty provides a comprehensive, yet pragmatic resource for social service professionals to use standard descriptive and inferential statistical techniques in ways that are meaningful to them, to their social agencies, to their funding sources and, ultimately, to their clients. 606 $aSocial sciences$xStatistical methods$xComputer programs 606 $aSocial service$xStatistical methods 606 $aEvaluation research (Social action programs)$xStatistical methods 615 0$aSocial sciences$xStatistical methods$xComputer programs. 615 0$aSocial service$xStatistical methods. 615 0$aEvaluation research (Social action programs)$xStatistical methods. 676 $a361.0015195 700 $aFaherty$b Vincent E$g(Vincent Edward),$f1939-$01659812 801 0$bStDuBDS 801 1$bStDuBDS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808274303321 996 $aCompassionate statistics$94014646 997 $aUNINA