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Quantitative Statistics for Research |
| This online handout gives an overview of how to display data in educational research. Includes examples of a frequency distribution table, frequency polygon, and crossbreak table. (
http://www.bobschwab.com/new_page_49.htm
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Research Methods in Education |
| Explore these course notes to review all aspects of conducting educational research. Includes helpful guidelines and examples. (
http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/G/Barbara.A.Greene-1/Notes_6033.html
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Frequency Polygons |
| Learn how to create a frequency polygon using frequency table data. Includes charts and examples. (
http://davidmlane.com/hyperstat/A49236.html
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Scatterplots: Power from Data! |
| This helpful Web page provides information about how to use scatterplots in educational research. Includes numerous examples and explains the meaning of direct relationships, scattered data points, and widely spread data points. (
http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/power/ch9/scattergraphs/scatter.htm
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Confidence Intervals Simulation |
| This applet simulates sampling from a population with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10. For each sample, the 95% and 99% confidence intervals on the mean are computed based on the sample mean and sample standard deviation. Manipulate the sample size to view its effect on confidence intervals. (
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~lane/stat_sim/conf_interval/index.html
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General
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StatCrunch |
| Formerly known as WebStat, StatCrunch is a statistical computing package designed by Webster West and Todd Ogden of the University of South Carolina for the World Wide Web. WebStat allows users to both enter data or access sample databases, and to perform descriptive and inferential analysis. (
http://www.statcrunch.com/
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American Statistical Association |
| The American Statistical Association was founded to promote excellence in the use of statistics. (
http://www.amstat.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=main
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Multimedia Resources for Statistics Students |
| Arizona State University has developed multimedia to help students in learning basic (e.g. power) and advanced statistics concepts (interaction effects, vector space and factor analysis, collinearity). The multimedia modules require plug-ins such as QuickTime and Shockwave. (
http://research.ed.asu.edu/msms/multimedia/multimedia.cfm
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