"This book will help you to understand the use of statistics in nursing literature, and show you how to use statistics effectively in answering your own research questions. Case studies throughout show how statistics are applied in nursing research and frequent exercises help you test your own knowledge as you progress."--Jacket.

Ch. 1. introduction to statistics -- Ch. 2. Variables -- Ch. 3. Descriptive statistics : the Florence Nightingale way -- Ch. 4. Effective data cleaning and management -- Ch. 5. Critical appraisal of analysis and reporting of descriptive statistics -- Ch. 6. introduction to inferential statistics -- Ch. 7. Correlational statistics -- Ch. 8. Comparing average scores : statistics for all sorts of groups and occasions -- Ch. 9. Critical appraisal of analysis and reporting of inferential statistics -- Ch. 10. Advanced thinking with probability and significance : where to next?