Understanding and Evaluating Research in Applied and Clinical Settings (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780805853322)

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.

Author: George a. Morgan, Jeffrey A. Gliner, Robert J. Harmon
ISBN-10: 0805853324
ISBN-13: 9780805853322
Publisher: Psychology Press
Language: English
Published: 08/10/2005
Pages: 382
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.02w x 0.79d