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Understanding and Evaluating Research in Applied and Clinical Settings
Understanding and Evaluating Research in Applied and Clinical Settings
- Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Clinically oriented professionals and students need to understand and evaluate the research and statistics in professional articles, especially given today's emphasis on evidence-based practice. This book demonstrates how the research approach and design help determine the appropriate statistical analysis. Understanding and Evaluating Research in Applied and Clinical Settings features:•short, independent, chapters that do not have to be read in order;•a guide to understanding why a particular statistic was selected;•an emphasis on effects sizes including measures of risk potency;•numerous cross-disciplinary examples to illustrate the material; and•methods to help determine practical and clinical significance and their relation to meta-analysis and evidence-based practice.This book is intended for practitioners and students in psychology, education, counseling, mental and allied health, nursing, and medicine, and as a text for courses on understanding research methods and statistics.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISBNs :
- 9780805853315, 9780805853322, 9781135604547, 9781135604530, 9781135604516, and 9781410615770
- Database :
- eBook Index
- Journal :
- Understanding and Evaluating Research in Applied and Clinical Settings
- Publication Type :
- eBook
- Accession number :
- 158605