Practical Statistics for Educators

Practical Statistics for Educators, Seventh Edition, is a comprehensive guide for education students and practitioners in introductory statistics and action research courses. It covers essential concepts, statistical tests, and data interpretation, with examples from the field of education. The book includes a study guide with an answer key and is suitable for self-study or classroom use.

Format: Hardback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 24 July 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Practical Statistics for Educators, Seventh Edition, is a comprehensive and user-friendly book designed specifically for introductory statistics and action research courses in education. It serves as a valuable resource and guidebook for educators and practitioners alike who seek to study their own settings and engage in program evaluation. The book's primary focus is on essential concepts in educational statistics, understanding when to use various statistical tests, and interpreting results. It introduces education students and practitioners to the use of parametric and nonparametric statistics in education, providing clear explanations of basic concepts in statistics without requiring extensive computations. The book also covers testing, test score interpretation, reliability, and validity, with a chapter on survey design and analysis offering practical examples of how the different statistical tests can be applied to analyze survey data. An extensive study guide at the end of the book allows readers to review all the information presented, with an answer key providing clear explanations of each correct answer. Throughout the text, examples from the field of education are used to illustrate various concepts, terms, statistical tests, and data interpretations, making the material more engaging and relatable.

Weight: 680g
Dimension: 262 x 183 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538191699
Edition number: Seventh Edition