Statistics for Healthcare Professionals
An Introduction
- Ian Scott - Oxford Brookes University, UK
- Debbie Mazhindu - Buckinghamshire New University, UK
This book introduces you to the basic rules and principles of statistics and shows you how straightforward statistical tests can be performed and analysed in relation to healthcare.
Key features of the text are:
-Examples which show how statistics are used in the real world
-Exercises to test your understanding and develop your proficiency
-A glossary to remind you of key terms.
-Additional online material including guides to using Microsoft Excel and SPSS and sample datasets.
‘Scott and Mazhindu have successfully tackled the important challenge of providing future healthcare providers with the foundation for translating research into practice.’
‘I like the simplicity in style of this book. I recommend it to students who are apprehensive about their abilities to handle a statistics course.’
I have used this text for many years now as it provides a simple easily accessible introduction to statistical approaches that is subject specific - something that helps healthcare and associated students engage with the topic. This new edition provides a useful update to the text.
User friendly text that walk the healthcare professional through statistics.
Very good introductory statistical text for students at all levels. Very clear and easy to follow. I Greatly recommend this book.
This book is very helpful as introductory course to statistics for healthcare professionals
Excellent text for those who find statistics trying !
This is a very good text which outlines the important statistical requirement for the undergraduate student. The section on displaying data is of particular interest, whilst the whole text is presented in a clear and fresh manner.
I run a course on introduction to statistics and I find the book very helpful in helping students to understand various basis statistical concepts
This is a really good text which will support students through their dissertation proposal and project.
It covers statistics in a simple understandable way.
