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OverviewClinically oriented professionals and students need to understand and evaluate the research and statistics in professional articles, especially given today's emphasis on evidence-based practice. This book consists of a series of 33 previously published articles from the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, as well as an introduction and a conclusion on how to analyze and evaluate research articles. The book demonstrates how the research approach and design help determine the appropriate statistical analysis. Understanding and Evaluating Research features: Short, independent, chapters that can be read in any order. A guide to selecting an appropriate statistic. An emphasis on effects sizes including measures of risk potency. Numerous cross-disciplinary examples to illustrate the material. Methods to help determine practical and clinical significance and their relation to meta-analysis and evidence-based practice. A chapter on determining levels of evidence. This book is intended for practitioners and students in psychology, education, counseling, mental and allied health, nursing, and medicine, and as a text for courses on research methods and statistics. Exposure to research and statistics at the master's level is assumed. Full Product DetailsAuthor: George A. Morgan , Jeffrey A. Gliner , Robert J. HarmonPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: Psychology Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.710kg ISBN: 9780805853322ISBN 10: 0805853324 Pages: 382 Publication Date: 10 August 2005 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews...Useful for...masters level students in...psychology, counseling...social work, nursing...special education...medical students...and family physicians....Accrediting bodies for residencies are adding a requirement for critical appraisal of research-this book would be perfect for courses to meet that requirement. -Mina K. Dulcan, M.D. Northwestern University and Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago Practitioners are being held accountable for utilizing current research findings to enhance practice outcomes. This book can help them do that. -Maura MacPhee, RN, Ph.D. University of British Columbia, Canada Author InformationGeorge A. Morgan, Jeffrey A. Gliner, Robert J. Harmon Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |