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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherCognella, Inc.
ISBN-101793510156
ISBN-139781793510150
eBay Product ID (ePID)18050424377
Product Key Features
Number of Pages348 Pages
Publication NameStatistics for Social Workers : Essential concepts
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2021
SubjectProbability & Statistics / General
FeaturesNew Edition
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMathematics
AuthorDenise Montcalm, Austin Griffiths, David Royse
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight26.4 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7.9 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2021-276543
IllustratedYes
Edition DescriptionNew Edition
SynopsisStatistics for Social Workers: Essential Concepts provides students with a reader friendly introduction to statistics and an engaging exploration of how statistics can enrich their future social work practice. The text is practical and conceptual in nature, focusing less on mathematical computation and more on the general information and skill sets that will prove beneficial in professional work. The text demonstrates how statistics can help students understand relevant social issues and obtain insights to their clients' problems by looking at data. Readers learn statistics can bring to light trends and needs in their communities, provide them with information they can use in funding applications, aid in their own development of client and staff reports, and enhance their overall practice. Dedicated chapters cover ethical considerations, measures of central tendency, normal distribution, inferential statistics, hypothesis testing, correlation, selecting the appropriate statistical test, and more. Throughout the text, excerpts from real-world studies, review problems for students, and potential assignments facilitate deep learning and practical application. Designed to demystify statistics for students and help them develop into evidence-based practitioners, Statistics for Social Workers is an ideal resource for social work students., Provides students with a reader friendly introduction to statistics and an engaging exploration of how statistics can enrich their future social work practice. The text is practical and conceptual in nature, focusing less on mathematical computation and more on the general information and skill sets that will prove beneficial in professional work.