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How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education, 5/e

Jack R. Fraenkel, San Francisco State University
Norman E. Wallen, San Francisco State University

Inferential Statistics

Chapter Outline

What are Inferential Statistics?

The Logic of Inferential Statistics

Sampling Error
Distribution of Sample Means
Standard Error of the Mean
Estimating the Standard Error of the Mean
Confidence Intervals
Confidence Intervals and Probability
Comparing More than One Sample
The standard Error of the Difference between Sample Means

Hypothesis Testing

The Null Hypothesis
Hypothesis Testing: A Review
Practical versus Statistical Significance
One- and Two-Tailed Tests
Use of the Null Hypothesis: An Evaluation

Inference Techniques

Parametric Techniques for Analyzing Qantitative Data
Nonparametric Techniques for Analyzing Quantitative Data
Parametric Techniques for Analyzing Categorical Data
Nonparametric Techniques for Analyzing Categorical Data
Summary of Techniques
Power of a Statistical Test

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