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_erda
050 4 _aLB1028
_b.G33 2021
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100 1 _aGaciu, Nicoleta,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aUnderstanding quantitative data in educational research /
_cNicoleta Gaciu.
264 1 _aLos Angeles :
_bSAGE,
_c2021.
300 _axii, 356 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c23 cm.
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aPart 1. Understanding quantitative data and R -- Introduction to information, knowledge and quantitative data -- An introduction to R and RStudio -- Part 2. Data visualization -- Graphical representation of data -- Part 3. Providing information about data -- Descriptive statistics -- Measures of dispersion and distributions -- Normal distribution and standardised scores -- Part 4. Making estimations and predictions from data -- Fundamentals of inferential statistics -- Estimation and hypothesis testing -- Part 5. From sample to population -- One-sample tests -- Differences between two independent or dependent samples -- Differences between more than two independent samples -- Differences between more than two dependent samples -- Part 6. Relationships and predictions -- Relationships between variables -- Predictions for independent and dependent variables.
520 _a"This book is designed to help education students gain confidence in analysing and interpreting quantitative data and using appropriate statistical tests, by exploring, in plain language, a variety of data analysis methods. Highly practical, each chapter includes step-by-step instructions on how to run specific statistical tests using R, practical tips on how to interpret results correctly and exercises to put into practice what students have learned. It also includes guidance on how to use R and RStudio, how to visualise quantitative data, and the fundamentals of inferential statistics, estimations and hypothesis testing." -- provided by publisher.
650 0 _aEducation.
_vResearch
_xData processing.
650 0 _aQuantitative research.
650 0 _aR (Computer program language).
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