Main description:

This book has been written specifically to meet the needs of nursing students and draw their interest towards nursing research. It has been organised into two sections-Section 1: Research and Section 2: Biostatistics. In the Research section, the chapters are arranged according to the steps of the research process, and each chapter explains every step simply to help students easily learn the concepts discussed. In the Biostatistics section, the chapters are sequenced from simple to complex concepts, i.e. descriptive to inferential statistics, each with adequate exercises and lot of examples.

Key features:

The chapters on Research and Statistics have been organized into two sections, with each and every step of the research processes explained with examples.
Specific learning objectives have been included in all chapters.
Concepts of research and statistics are well-correlated with the examples from the field of nursing.
Descriptive and inferential statistical methods are simply explained using examples from health and nursing.
Theoretical portions of statistics are well explained.
Sums are worked out step-by-step for each statistical method.
Different formulas are explained and worked out to solve a statistical problem.
Questions and exercises are given at the end of the chapters.
Covers all INC syllabus of DGNM, BSc (N), PBBSc (N) and MSc (N).
A comprehensive textbook which exclusively covers the concepts of research and statistics.