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How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education Book Cover
How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education, 5/e
Jack R. Fraenkel, San Francisco State University
Norman E. Wallen, San Francisco State University

Descriptive Statistics

Problem Sheet

Problem Sheet 10: Descriptive Statistics

  1. The question or hypothesis of my study is: _________________________________
  2. My variables are: (1) ___________________________________________________
  3. (2) _________________________ (others) _________________________________

  4. I consider variable 1 to be: quantitative ____________ or categorical ____________
  5. I consider variable 2 to be: quantitative ____________ or categorical ____________
  6. I would summarize the results for each variable checked below (indicate with a check mark):
  7.  

     

     

    Variable 1:

     

    Variable 2:

     

    Other:

    a. Frequency polygon

    b. Box plot

    c. Mean

    d. Median

    e. Range

    f. Standard deviation

    g. Frequency table

    h. Bar graph

    i. Pie chart

  8. I would describe the relationship between variables 1 and 2 by (indicate with a check mark):
    1. Comparison of frequency polygons ______
    2. Comparison of averages ______
    3. Crossbreak table(s) ______
    4. Correlation coefficient ______
    5. Scatterplot ______

 

 

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