Social Work / Family Therapy / Human Services

This acclaimed statistics text requires no prior knowledge of statistics, emphasizing a conceptual understanding of the topic and its usefulness to social work practice and research.

• Accessible to students who have never taken statistics, reinforcing social work practice with specific social work examples.

• De-emphasizes mathematical computation, focusing instead on providing an understanding of the logical underpinnings of statistical analysis and how to apply the results of analysis in a social work practice environment.

• Discusses types of statistical analyses that are most likely to be encountered by social work practitioners and researchers.

• Includes new discussion of why random samples often cannot be used in social work research and how this affects the choice of tests that are appropriate for use.

• New appendix covers statistical analysis of program evaluation data and single system research data, linking research and practice (Appendix A).

• New case examples further clarify how various statistical tests can be used in practice and research and how their results can be interpreted (Chs. 9-11).

• Includes expanded content on how design flaws such as measurement error, measurement bias, and cultural bias can produce spurious relationships between variables (Ch. 5).

• Additional illustrations of how results of data analysis are reported show students how to communicate results in a concise, acceptable way (Chs. 9 - 11).

All chapters conclude with “Concluding Thoughts” and “Study Questions.”

Preface.


1. Introduction to Statistical Analysis.

2. Frequency Distributions and Graphs.

3. Central Tendency and Variability.

4. Normal Distributions.

5. Introduction to Hypothesis Testing.

6. Sampling Distributions and Hypothesis Testing.

7. Selecting a Statistical Test.

8. Correlation.

9. Regression Analyses.

10. Cross-Tabulation.

11. t Tests and Analysis of Variance.

Appendix A. Using Statistics to Evaluate Practice Effectiveness.

Glossary.


Index.

Statistics for Social Workers  (Social Work / Family Therapy / Human Services)

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  Statistics for Social Workers, 8/E
  Weinbach & Grinnell
  ©2010 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 312 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205739873 | ISBN-13: 9780205739875
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  Now in its eighth edition, this widely used text covers the types of statistical analyses that are most likely to be encountered by social work practitioners and researchers.  It requires no prior knowledge of statistics and only basic mathematical competence.

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  Statistics for Social Workers, 7/E
  Weinbach & Grinnell
  ©2007 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 320 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205484220 | ISBN-13: 9780205484225
  Brief Description

  

  This widely acclaimed text focuses on a conceptual understanding of the topic and its contribution to evidence-based practice which requires no prior knowledge of statistics.

This acclaimed statistics text requires no prior knowledge of statistics, emphasizing a conceptual understanding of the topic and its usefulness to social work practice and research. Rather than focusing on mathematical computation, Statistics for Social Workers instead focuses on providing an understanding of the logical underpinnings of statistical analysis and how to apply the results of analysis in a social work practice environment. The authors have used this approach to teaching statistics for over 25 years, and it remains the most widely used book of its kind.

Highlights of the Sixth Edition:

• Includes new discussion of why random samples often cannot be used in social work research and how this affects the choice of tests that are appropriate for use.
• New appendix covers statistical analysis of program evaluation data and single system research data, linking research and practice.
• Includes expanded content on how design flaws such as measurement error, measurement bias, and cultural bias can produce spurious relationships between variables.
• New case examples further clarify how various statistical tests can be used in practice and research and how their results can be interpreted.

Building Bridges: The Allyn & Bacon Student Guide to Service-Learning
Hamner
©2002 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 128 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205319742 | ISBN-13: 9780205319749
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Helping Professions Journal: A Critical Thinking and Reflection Guide
Orton & Jacobs
©2003 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205378269 | ISBN-13: 9780205378265
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InterWrite PRS RF (Personal Response System)
InterWrite PRS & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
©2005 | Allyn & Bacon | Electronic Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205436951 | ISBN-13: 9780205436958

ResearchNavigator.com Guide: The Helping Professions (Valuepack item only)
Yaffe & Barr
©2007 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 224 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205516998 | ISBN-13: 9780205516995

Thinking About a Social Work Career (Valuepack item only), 2/E
Ginsberg
©2005 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 112 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205459528 | ISBN-13: 9780205459520

iClicker Classroom Response System
iClicker & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
©2008 | Allyn & Bacon | Electronic Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205594506 | ISBN-13: 9780205594504

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Data Analysis with Spreadsheets (with CD-ROM)
Patterson & Basham
©2006 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper Bound w/CD-ROM; 208 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 020540751X | ISBN-13: 9780205407514
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SPSS for Social Workers (with CD-ROM)
Blanksby & Barber
©2006 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 304 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 020539566X | ISBN-13: 9780205395668
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