"This is an ideal introductory book for budding researchers who are
embarking on the development and then analysis of data, and in this
case, more specifically questionnaires using partly or exclusively
closed questions amenable to statistical analysis." Primary Health
Care Research and Development "The text is a welcome addition for
nursing students at both undergraduate and postgraduate level
research. Having reviewed the text I can only inform you how a student
described a chapter in the book recently when she borrowed it. 'The
language is clear and unambiguous'. I will be strongly encouraging
students to either purchase the text ... with the purpose of giving
them a foundation in statistics." William Evans, Institute of
Technology Tralee, Ireland This accessible book is essential reading
for those looking for a short and simple guide to basic data analysis.
Written for the complete beginner, the book is the ideal companion
when undertaking quantitative data analysis for the first time using
SPSS. The book uses a simple example of quantitative data analysis
that would be typical to the health field to take you through the
process of data analysis step by step. The example used is a doctor
who conducts a questionnaire survey of 30 patients to assess a
specific service. The data from these questionnaires is given to you
for analysis, and the book leads you through the process required to
analyse this data. Handy screenshots illustrate each step of the
process so you can try out the analysis for yourself, and apply it to
your own research with ease. Topics covered include: Questionnaires
and how to analyse them Coding the data for SPSS, setting up an SPSS
database and entering the data Descriptive statistics and illustrating
the data using graphs Cross-tabulation and the Chi-square statistic
Correlation: examining relationships between interval data Examining
differences between two sets of scores Reporting the results and
presenting the dataQuantitative Data Analysis Using SPSS is helpful
for any students in health and social sciences with little or no
experience of quantitative data analysis and statistics.
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ISBN
9780335235148
Publisert
2014
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Vendor
Open University Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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