Table Of Content1 The Typical Formal of a Journal Article 2 Descriptive Statistics: The Univariate Case 3 Bivariate Correlation 4 Reliability and Validity 5 Foundations of Inferential Statistics 6 Estimation 7 Hypothesis Testing 8 Effect Size, Power, CIs, and Bonferroni 9 Statistical Inferences Concerning Bivariate Correlation Coefficients 10 Inferences Concerning One or Two Means 11 Tests on Three or More Means Using a One-Way ANOVA 12 Post Hoc and Planned Comparisons 13 Two-Way Analyses of Variance 14 Analyses of Variance With repeated Measures 15 The Analysis of Covariance 16 Bivariate, Multiple, and Logistic Regression 17 Inferences on Percentages, Proportions, and Frequencies 18 Statistical Tests on Ranks (Nonparametric Tests) 19 The Quantitative Portion of Mixed Methods Studies
Synopsis<> This text shows consumers of research how to read, understand, and critically evaluate the statistical information and research results contained in technical research reports. The text is also useful for applied researchers who need advice on how to analyze their own data and summarize their empirical findings. Students in education and other disciplines need to learn how to interpret and use statistics and research, but often they do not have any way to begin this process. This text clearly and methodically presents basic statistical and research concepts and illustrates how to employ them in making sound educational decisions. Excerpts from more than 500 recent research articles are presented, analyzed, and discussed to illustrate concepts, while numerous cases, terms and review questions help guide the discussion., Showing students and consumers of research how to read, understand and critically evaluate the statistical information and research results contained in technical research reports, this text illustrates how to employ basic statistical and research concepts in making educational decisions.