Purpose
The purpose of the course is to provide an
introduction to statistical methods in educational
research and evaluation. Methods beyond one-way analysis
of variance will be covered, which include two-way
analysis of variance, repeated measures analysis of
variance, multiple regression, canonical correlation,
discriminant analysis, and multivariate analysis of
variance. This is only a one semester course, and, hence,
it is not possible to cover all statistical procedures,
but the basis for understanding many of the procedures
will be presented.
This course is developed with an emphasis on
conceptual understanding and logic for students without
extensive mathematical background. Students should be
able to approach advanced data analysis from a consumer's
perspective, not from a manufacturer or inventor of the
techniques point of view.
The main focus is on the ability to communicate
results of data that have been analyzed. Students will be
provided computer output as a basis for writing of the
results. These writeups are to be in APA format (if
required by the student's department for the
dissertation) or Turabian. All tables will be in standard
format as found in most research journals.
General Objectives
By the termination of the course, class members should
have the ability to