Quantitative Data Analysis in Education

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1、Downloadedby[UniversityofEdinburgh]at14:4528October201311111QuantitativeDataAnalysisinEducation2345678910123222Thisbookprovidesarefreshinganduser-friendlyguidetoquantitativedataanalysisin4educationforstudentsandresearchers.Itassumesabsolutelynopriorknowledgeof5quantitativemethodsorstatistics.Beg

2、inningwiththeverybasics,itprovidesthereader6withtheknowledgeandskillsnecessarytobeabletoundertakeroutinequantitativedata7analysistoalevelexpectedofpublishedresearch.8Ratherthanfocusingonteachingstatisticsthroughmathematicalformulae,thebook9placesanemphasisonusingSPSStogainarealfeelforthedataanda

3、nintuitivegraspof20themainconceptsandtechniquesinvolved.Drawingextensivelyuponup-to-dateand1relevantexamples,thereaderwillbeencouragedtothinkcriticallyaboutquantitative2researchanditspotentialaswellasitslimitationsinrelationtoeducation.3Packedwithhelpfulfeatures,thisbook:45•providesillustratedst

4、ep-by-stepguidesshowinghowtouseSPSS,withplentyof6exercisestoencouragethereadertopracticeandconsolidatetheirnewskills;7•makesextensiveuseofreal-lifeeducationaldatasetsderivedfromnationalsurveys8intheUSandUKtoillustratekeypointsandtobringthematerialtolife;9•hasacompanionwebsitethatcontainsallofthe

5、educationaldatasetsusedinthebook30todownloadaswellascomprehensiveanswerstoexercisesandarangeofother1usefulresourcesthatareregularlyupdated.23Thebookwillthereforeappealnotonlytoundergraduateandpostgraduatestudents4butalsotomoreestablishedandseasonededucationalresearchers,lecturersandprofessors5wh

6、ohavetendedtoavoidorshyawayfromquantitativemethods.67PaulConnollyisProfessorofEducationatQueen’sUniversityBelfastandhasgained8Downloadedby[UniversityofEdinburgh]at14:4528October2013extensiveexperienceresearchingandpublishingineducation.Hehastaughtquantitative9methodsusingSPSSforthelasttenyearsto

7、undergraduatesociologystudentsand,more40recently,studentsonmastersprogramsineducationaswellasthetaughtdoctorate1program(Ed.D.).2345647222Downloadedby[UniversityofEdinburgh]at14:4528October201311111QuantitativeDataAnalysis234