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Education has continued to grow in stature and significance as an academic discipline. In addition to world renowned research studies the growth of education has been seen in the methodology and methods underpinning its research. The BERA/SAGE Handbook of Educational Research provides a cutting edge account of the research and methodology that is creating new understandings for education research, policy and practice. Over two volumes, the handbook addresses educational research in six essential components: Section 1: Understanding Research Section 2: Planning Research Section 3: Approaches to Research Section 4: Acquiring Data Section 5: Analysing Data Section 6: Reporting, Disseminating and Evaluating Research Featuring contributions from more than 50 of the biggest names in the international field, The BERA/SAGE Handbook of Educational Research represents a very significant contribution to the development of education.
Inferential Statistics
Inferential Statistics
Introduction
The field of inferential statistics refers to a set of statistical computations that seek to generalize findings from a given sample to a larger population. In contrast, the main goal of descriptive statistics is to describe the characteristics of a particular set of observations without explicit generalization to a larger sample. Thus, researchers typically endeavour to conduct inferential statistics on their data in order to make an argument that what they have found with their particular sample generalizes to what would be found if they had examined the whole population.
The field of inferential statistics is based on a foundation of key assumptions and demonstrated empirical facts. The ...
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