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Richard M. Jacobs, OSA, Ph.D.
Educational Research: Data analysis and interpretation – 1 Descriptive statistics EDU 8603 Educational Research Richard M. Jacobs, OSA, Ph.D.
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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...
Data must be accurately scored and systematically organized to facilitate data analysis: scoring: assigning a total to each participant’s instrument tabulating: organizing the data in a systematic manner coding: assigning numerals (e.g., ID) to data
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descriptive statistics...
…permit the researcher to describe many pieces of data with a few indices
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statistics... …indices calculated by the researcher for a sample drawn from a population
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parameters... …indices calculated by the researcher for an entire population
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Types of descriptive statistics…
1. graphs 2. measures of central tendency 3. measures of variability
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graphs... …representations of data enabling the researcher to see what the distribution of scores look like
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1. Graphs… frequency polygon pie chart boxplot stem-and-leaf chart
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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…
mode median mean
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mode... …the score attained by more participants than any other score
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median... …the point in a distribution above and below which are 50% of the scores
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mean... …the arithmetic average of the scores
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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…
range quartile deviation variance standard deviation
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range... …the difference between the highest and lowest score in a distribution
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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... …a summary statistic indicating the degree of variability among participants for a given variable
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standard deviation... …the square root of variance providing an index of variability in the distribution of scores
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Normal distributions of data (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 (skewed distributions)...
A non-bell-shaped distribution of scores where… …mean < median < mode (a “negatively skewed distribution”) …mean > median > mode (a “positively skewed distribution”)
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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…
percentile ranks standard scores
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percentile rank... …indicates the percentage of scores that fall at or below a given score
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standard score... …a measure of relative position
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Types of standard scores...
…z score …T score …stanines
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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... …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... …a standard score that divides a distribution into nine parts
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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…
Spearman Rho Pearson r
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correlations …determines whether and to what degree a relationship exists between two or more quantifiable variables …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 factors
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Correlation coefficient…
-1.00 0.00 +1.00 strong positive strong negative no relationship
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Spearman Rho... …a measure of correlation used for rank and ordinal data
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Pearson r... …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… 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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…standard scores are rarely used in research studies
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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…the median of a set of scores corresponds to the 50% percentile
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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descriptive statistics
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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…the values calculated for a sample drawn form a population
Fill in the blank… …the values calculated for a sample drawn form a population statistics
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…the values calculated for an entire population
Fill in the blank… …the values calculated for an entire population parameters
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measures of central tendency
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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…the index of central tendency appropriate for nominal data
Fill in the blank… …the index of central tendency appropriate for nominal data mode
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…the index of central tendency appropriate for ordinal data
Fill in the blank… …the index of central tendency appropriate for ordinal data median
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…the index of central tendency appropriate for interval or ratio data
Fill in the blank… …the index of central tendency appropriate for interval or ratio data mean
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…the score attained by more participants than any other score
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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…the arithmetic average of the scores
Fill in the blank… …the arithmetic average of the scores mean
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…the difference between the highest and lowest score in a distribution
Fill in the blank… …the difference between the highest and lowest score in a distribution range
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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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…the measure of variability used for interval and ratio data
Fill in the blank… …the measure of variability used for interval and ratio data standard deviation
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…the only appropriate measure of variability for nominal data
Fill in the blank… …the only appropriate measure of variability for nominal data range
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…+/- 1.00 standard deviations constitutes ____ % of the sample
Fill in the blank… …+/ standard deviations constitutes ____ % of the sample 68%
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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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measures of relative position
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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…a set of standard scores that divide a distribution into nine parts
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...
descriptive statistics ...the statistical procedures for describing, synthesizing, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative data
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The next module will focus on...
inferential statistics ...the statistical procedures for generalizing to a population of individuals based on information obtained from a limited number of research participants
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