The book addresses how to refine research questions, locate relevantdata on the internet, and decide if findings will assist with aparticular practice issue. The process of critical appraisal is alsoincluded to help practitioners decide if research is worth reading, andthen put it to use.
The authors have met the challenge of explaining statistics in plainEnglish - terms like mean, median and mode, standard deviation, andstatistical significance are demystified. Social workers do not need tobe able to make complex calculations, but they do need to be able tounderstand how to interpret numerical findings to assess if serviceusers have experienced real improvements, and whether or not this isattributable to the intervention provided.
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