Description
Book SynopsisThis concise and approachable introduction to statistics limits its coverage to the concepts most relevant to social workers. Besides presenting key concepts, it focuses on real-world examples that students will encounter in a social work practice.
Trade ReviewStatistics in Social Work is a practical and effective resource for social work students. Batchelor requires no prior knowledge of statistics from her readers and explains topics in plain language with relatable examples. Most importantly, she offers a social justice perspective that emphasizes and integrates the core value of the social work profession. -- Ashley Davis, Boston University
This is an excellent introduction to statistics for both students and practitioners in social work—it demystifies terms and procedures and uses real world examples to help the reader to see the everyday applicability of statistical knowledge, whether in practice or in study. -- John Devaney, coauthor of
Quantitative Research Methods for Social Work: Making Social Work CountTable of ContentsAcknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Creating Useful Data
3. Understanding People and Populations
4. Variance: The Distance Between Us
5. The Statistics of Relationships
6. Sampling: The Who and the How
7. What Works? Hypothesis Testing and Inferential Statistics
8. When Two Is Not Enough: Testing with Multiple Groups
9. An Introduction to Advanced Concepts
Appendix I: Glossary
Appendix II: Answer Key for Review Questions
Appendix III: Equations Cheat Sheet
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