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Practical Statistics for Educators

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Practical Statistics for Educators

  • Textbook
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Description

Practical Statistics for Educators, Fifth Edition, is a clear and easy-to-follow text written specifically for education students in introductory statistics courses and in action research courses. It is also a valuable resource and guidebook for educational practitioners who wish to study their own settings.

The book introduces educational students and practitioners to the use of statistics in education. Basic concepts in statistics are explained in a clear language. Examples taken from the field of education are presented to illustrate the various concepts, terms, and statistical tests that are discussed in the book. The use of formulas and equations is minimal and is only used to explain certain points; therefore, the book users are not required to do any computations. The topics of testing and test score interpretation, reliability, and validity are included in the book to help educators understand these topics that are essential for practitioners in education. Chapter previews and summaries and a glossary of the main terms and concepts help readers navigate the book and focus on the most important points. Exercises and activities at the end of the chapters allow readers to apply their newly-acquired knowledge.

Table of Contents

List of Statistical Symbols
Preface
PART I. Introduction
Chapter 1: An Overview of Educational Research
Chapter 2: Basic Concepts in Statistics
PART II. Describing Distributions
Chapter 3: Organizing and Graphing Data
Chapter 4: Measures of Central Tendency
Chapter 5: Measures of Variability
Chapter 6: The Normal Curve and Standard Scores
PART III. Measuring Relationships
Chapter 7: Correlation
Chapter 8: Prediction and Regression
PART IV. COMPARING GROUP MEANS
Chapter 9: t Test
Chapter 10: Analysis of Variance
PART V: CHI SQUARE TEST
Chapter 11: Chi Square Test
PART VI. STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES, RELIABILITY, AND VALIDITY
Chapter 12: Interpreting Standardized Test Scores
Chapter 13: Reliability
Chapter 14: Validity
PART VII. PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
Chapter 15: Choosing the Right Statistical Test
Chapter 16: Planning and Conducting Your Own Research Studies
Chapter 17: Using Statistical Tests to Analyze Survey Data
Glossary
Index
About the Author

Product details

Published 18 Dec 2014
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 5th
Extent 288
ISBN 9781442242876
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Ruth Ravid

Ruth Ravid, PhD, is professor emerita of education…

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