Using Statistics to Make Educational Decisions

Name: Using Statistics to Make Educational Decisions
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ISBN: 9781412969772

ISBN-10: 1412969778

ISBN-13: 9781412969772

Edition: 2012

Authors: David E. Tanner

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An accessible introduction to statistics written specifically for Education students in the changing educational landscape Government scrutiny and intensified oversight have dramatically changed the landscape of education in recent years. Observers want to know how schools compare, which district is best, which states are spending the most per student on education, whether reforms are making a difference, and why so many students are failing. Some of these questions require technical answers that educators historically redirected to outside experts, but the questions leveled at all educators have become so acute and persistent that they can no longer be outsourced. This text helps educators…

Book details

List price: $179.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/7/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 552
Size: 7.37" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.178




Developing a Context for Statistical Analysis



a Context for Solving Quantitative Problems



Describing Data



Presenting Data



Data Distributions: Picturing Data



Working with the Normal Curve: z Scores



Examining Differences



Probability and the Normal Distribution



t for One, or Two



Analysis of Variance



ANOVA with more than One Independent Variable: Factorial ANOVA



Dependent Groups Tests for Interval Data



Association and Prediction



Correlation



Regression with One Predictor



Regression with More than One Predictor



Tests for Nominal and Ordinal Data



Some of the Chi-square Tests



Working with Ordinal, More, or Less-than Data



Tests, Measurement Issues and Selected Advanced Topics



Testing Issues



a Brief Introduction to Selected Advanced Topics


Glossary


Appendices: Tables of Critical Values


Appendices: a Primer in SPSSï¿½“


Appendices: Solutions to Selected Problems