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Educational Research: Educational Research: Data analysis and interpretation – 1Data analysis and interpretation – 1Descriptive statisticsDescriptive statistics
EDU 8603
Educational Research
Richard M. Jacobs, OSA, Ph.D.
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Statistics...Statistics...
A set of mathematical procedures for describing, synthesizing, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative data…the selection of an appropriate statistical
technique is determined by the research design, hypothesis, and the data collected
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Preparing data for analysis...Preparing data for analysis...
Data must be accurately scored and systematically organized to facilitate data analysis:
tabulatingtabulating: organizing the data in a systematic manner
codingcoding: assigning numerals (e.g., ID) to data
scoringscoring: assigning a total to each participant’s instrument
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descriptive statistics...descriptive statistics...…permit the researcher to describe
many pieces of data with a few indices
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statistics...statistics...…indices calculated by the researcher
for a sample drawn from a population
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parameters...parameters...…indices calculated by the researcher
for an entire population
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Types of descriptive statistics…Types of descriptive statistics…
1. graphs2. measures of central tendency3. measures of variability
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graphs...graphs...…representations of data enabling the
researcher to see what the distribution of scores look like
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1. Graphs…1. Graphs…
frequency polygon pie chart boxplot stem-and-leaf chart
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measures of central tendency...measures of central tendency...…indices enabling the researcher to
determine the typical or average score of a group of scores
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2. Measures of central tendency…2. Measures of central tendency…
mode median mean
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mode...mode...…the score attained by more
participants than any other score
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median...median...…the point in a distribution above and
below which are 50% of the scores
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mean...mean...…the arithmetic average of the scores
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measures of variability...measures of variability...…indices enabling the researcher to
indicate how spread out a group of scores are
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3. Measures of variability…3. Measures of variability…
range quartile deviation variance standard deviation
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range...range...…the difference between the highest
and lowest score in a distribution
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quartile deviation...quartile deviation...…one half of the difference between
the upper quartile (the 75%’ile) and the lower quartile (the 25%’ile) in a distribution
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variance...variance...…a summary statistic indicating the
degree of variability among participants for a given variable
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standard deviation...standard deviation...…the square root of variance providing
an index of variability in the distribution of scores
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Normal distributions of dataNormal distributions of data(the normal curve)...(the normal curve)...
A bell-shaped distribution of scores having four identifiable properties……50% of the scores fall above the
mean and 50% of the scores fall below the mean
…the mean, median, and mode are the same value
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…most scores are near the mean and, the farther from the mean a score is, the fewer the number of participants who attained that score
…the same number, or percentage, of scores is between the mean and plus one standard deviation as is between the mean and minus one standard deviation
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Non-normal distributions of data Non-normal distributions of data (skewed distributions)...(skewed distributions)...
A non-bell-shaped distribution of scores where……mean < median < mode (a “negatively skewed distributionnegatively skewed distribution”)…mean > median > mode (a “positively skewed distributionpositively skewed distribution”)
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measures of relative position...measures of relative position...…indices enabling the researcher to
describe a participant’s performance compared to the performance of all other participants
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4. Measures of relative position…4. Measures of relative position…
percentile ranks standard scores
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percentile rank...percentile rank...…indicates the percentage of scores
that fall at or below a given score
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standard score...standard score...…a measure of relative position
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Types of standard scores...Types of standard scores...…z score…T score…stanines
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z score...z score...…a statistic expressing how far a score
is from the mean in terms of standard deviation units
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T score...T score...…a transformed z score that voids
negative numbers and decimals by multiplying the z score by 10 and adding 50
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stanines...stanines...…a standard score that divides a
distribution into nine parts
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measures of relationship...measures of relationship...…indices enabling the researcher to
indicate the degree to which two sets of scores are related
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5. Measures of relationship…5. Measures of relationship…
Spearman Rho Pearson r
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correlationscorrelations…determines whether and to what degree
a relationship exists between two or more quantifiable variablesvariables
…the degree of the relationship is expressed as a coefficient of correlation
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…the presence of a correlation does not indicate a cause-effect relationship primarily because of the possibility of multiple confounding factorsconfounding factors
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Correlation coefficient…Correlation coefficient…
-1.00 +1.00
strong negative strong positive
0.00
no relationship
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Spearman Spearman RhoRho......…a measure of correlation used for
rank and ordinal data
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Pearson Pearson rr......…a measure of correlation used for
data of interval or ratio scales…assumes that the relationship
between the variables being correlated is linear
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Mini-Quiz…Mini-Quiz…
True and false……the analysis of the data is as
important as any other component of the research process
True
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True and false……descriptive statistics are normally
computed separately for each group in a research study
True
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True and false……every instrument administered must always
be scored accurately and consistently, using the same procedures and criteria
True
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True and false……tentative scoring procedures must always
be tried out beforehand by administering the instrument to the study participants
False
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True and false……a computer should not be used to perform
an analysis that a researcher has never completed by hand or, at least, studied extensively
True
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True and false……the first step in data analysis is to
describe, or summarize, the data using descriptive statistics
True
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True and false……the number resulting from the computation of
a measure of central tendency represents the typical score attained by a group of participants
True
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True and false……the mean is the most precise, stable index of
typical performance that is especially useful in situations in which there are extreme scores
False
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True and false……unless a correlation coefficient is used to compute
the reliability of an instrument in a causal-comparative or experimental study, a correlation coefficient is only computed in a correlation study
True
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True and false……plus and/or minus two standard
deviations includes more the 99% of the scores
False
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True and false……standard scores are rarely used in
research studies
True
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True and false……to test a hypothesis adequately,
more than descriptive statistics are normally needed
True
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True and false……if the extreme scores are at the upper,
or higher, end of the distribution, it is said to be positively skewed
True
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True and false……the median of a set of scores
corresponds to the 50% percentile
True
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True and false……a standard score is a measure of
relative position that is appropriate when the data represent a nominal scale
False
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True and false……a z score expresses how far a
score is from the mean in terms of standard deviation units
True
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True and false……the Spearman Rho is the appropriate
measure of correlation when the variables are expressed as ranks instead of scores
True
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True and false……the assumption associated with the
application of Pearson r is that the relationship between the variables being correlated is linear
True
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Fill in the blank……statistics which permit the
researcher to describe many scores with a small number of indices
descriptive statistics
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Fill in the blank……the values calculated for a sample
drawn form a population
statistics
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Fill in the blank……the values calculated for an entire
population
parameters
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Fill in the blank……a convenient way to describe a set of
data with a single number
measures of central tendency
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Fill in the blank……the index of central tendency
appropriate for nominal data
mode
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Fill in the blank……the index of central tendency
appropriate for ordinal data
median
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Fill in the blank……the index of central tendency
appropriate for interval or ratio data
mean
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Fill in the blank……the score attained by more
participants than any other score
mode
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Fill in the blank……the point in a distribution above and
below which are 50% of the scores
median
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Fill in the blank……the arithmetic average of the scores
mean
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Fill in the blank……the difference between the highest
and lowest score in a distributionrange
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Fill in the blank……the measure of variability identifying
one half of the difference between the 75th percentile and the 25th percentile
quartile deviation
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Fill in the blank……the measure of variability used for
interval and ratio datastandard deviation
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Fill in the blank……the only appropriate measure of
variability for nominal datarange
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Fill in the blank……+/- 1.00 standard deviations
constitutes ____ % of the sample68%
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Fill in the blank……extreme scores at the lower end of
the distribution indicates a ______ skewed distribution
positively
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Fill in the blank……indices describing where a score is
in relation to all other scores
measures of relative position
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Fill in the blank……indicates the percentage of scores
that fall at or below a given score
percentile ranks
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Fill in the blank……if a set of scores is transformed into a set of
z scores, the new distribution has a mean of ____ and a standard deviation of ____
zero; one
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Fill in the blank……a set of standard scores that divide a
distribution into nine parts
stanines
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Fill in the blank……the most appropriate measure of correlation
when the sets of data to be correlated represent either interval or ratio scales
Pearson r
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This module has focused on...This module has focused on...
descriptive statistics
...the statistical procedures for describing, synthesizing, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative data
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The next module will focus on...The next module will focus on...
...the statistical procedures for generalizing to a population of individuals based on information obtained from a limited number of research participants
inferential statistics