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Statistics for the Health Sciences is a highly readable and accessible textbook on understanding statistics for the health sciences, both conceptually and via the SPSS programme. The authors give clear explanations of the concepts underlying statistical analyses and descriptions of how these analyses are applied in health science research without complex maths formulae.

The textbook takes students from the basics of research design, hypothesis testing and descriptive statistical techniques through to the more advanced inferential statistical tests they are likely to encounter. The techniques' strengths and weaknesses are critically appraised throughout, and the authors emphasise how they may be used in research and to inform best practice care in health settings.

Exercises and tips throughout allow students to practice using SPSS, while the companion website provides further guidance on conducting statistical analyses, including:

• Multiple choice questions for lecturers and students
• Full PowerPoint slides for lecturers
• Additional exercises using SPSS, and
• Guidance for using SAS and R statistical software

This is an essential textbook for students studying beginner and intermediate level statistics across the health sciences.

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This section contains:

• Self-Assessment MCQ Testbank
• SPSS Exercises
• Guidance for Using R and SAS