An overview of educational research -- Basic concepts in statistics -- Organizing and graphing data -- Measure of central tendency -- Measures of variability -- The normal curve and standard scores -- Interpreting test scores -- Correlations -- Prediction and regression -- t test -- Analysis of variance -- Chi square -- Reliability -- Validity -- Planning and conducting research studies
Summary
The fourth edition of the Study Guide for Practical Statistics for Educators serves as a user-friendly and accessible way for students to better understand, review, and apply the concepts introduced in its companion textbook, Practical Statisticsfor Educators (Ravid, 2011). Since the first edition of this study guide came out in 1994, thousands of students in educational statistics courses and their professors have found it to be an excellent guide with clear and easy-to-follow instructions and examples. The study guide allows students to reinforce and test their knowledge of the concepts addr