Basic Allied Health Statistics and Analysis ANNOTATION
Reviews computational skills, data collection/pre- sentation; incl. sample problems, chapter summaries, etc.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
This comprehensive text uses a discussion and problem-solving format to introduce learners to the computational skills required in the health care field. The hands-on approach challenges learners to think through a problem and choose the appropriate data, helping them to understand its underlying concepts. It also stresses the importance of evaluating the source of the data and how the rates are obtained. The second edition includes a chapter on computerized rates and graphing. This introductory text teaches allied health students the computational skills they need to be successful.(Allied Health, statistics, HIM, health information management)
FROM THE CRITICS
Booknews
Provides a review of computational skills and basic statistics required by health professionals. Initial chapters provide an overview of statistical terms, a mathematical review, and an introduction to the health care setting. Various health care statistical formulae are then covered. Later chapters introduce basic statistics and include information on frequency distributions, measures of central tendency, and data presentation. Includes chapter summaries and problems. New to this second edition is a chapter on computerized rates and graphing. Author affiliation is not stated. Plastic comb binding. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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