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316

Language

English

Description

Educational research often involves understanding complex patterns in student achievement, teacher effectiveness, and institutional performance. Quantitative Methods in Education: A Practical Introduction to Statistics is designed to equip current and future educators and researchers with a basic comprehension of the statistical tools necessary to effectively analyze and interpret educational data. In today’s data-driven world, the ability to leverage statistical techniques is essential for making informed decisions that can enhance learning outcomes and maximize learner potential. This book provides a systematic approach to exploring these trends using both descriptive and inferential statistics, providing readers with the knowledge to conduct rigorous analyses and draw meaningful data-evidenced conclusions. Throughout, the authors employ a conversational writing style to explain a variety of complicated topics in a way that engages readers.

ISBN

9781626711822

Publication Date

Summer 7-15-2026

Publisher

Purdue University Press

City

West Lafayette

Keywords

educational research, statistical literacy, role of statistics in educational decision-making, collection of quantitative data, central tendency, understanding mean, understanding median, understanding mode, summarizing large datasets, range, variance, applying standard deviation, interpreting histograms, interpreting box plots, interpreting scatterplots, creating meaningful visual representations of data, concept of normality, properties of the normal curve, the empirical rule, z scores, central limit theorem, sampling variability, confidence intervals, testing hypotheses, chi-square goodness-of-fit analyses, application of nonparametric alternatives, analysis of variance (ANOVA), correlation v. causation in statistics, regression analysis techniques, covariates in educational research, multilevel and structural equation modeling

Disciplines

Education | Statistics and Probability

Comments

Open access publication of this title is supported by Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies.

Quantitative Methods in Education: A Practical Introduction to Statistics

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