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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788300003321

Autore

Carroll Susan Rovezzi

Titolo

How to become data literate : the basics for educators / / Susan Rovezzi Carroll, David Carroll

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4758-1331-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (133 p.)

Disciplina

370.21

370/.21

Soggetti

Educational statistics

School management and organization - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: Speaking the Language Correctly; Chapter 2: Creating a Snapshot of Data with a Picture; Chapter 3: Presenting a Mountain of Data with One Number; Chapter 4: Understanding Why the Range in Your Data Is Important; Chapter 5: Drawing a Sample to Represent the Whole Group; Chapter 6: Putting Your Ideas and Assumptions to the Test; Chapter 7: t-Tests: Examining Differences between Two Groups; Chapter 8: ANOVA: What if There Are More Than Two Groups?; Chapter 9: Chi-Square Analyses: Examining Distributions for Differences

Chapter 10: Correlations: Detecting Relationships - Reporting Your Data Clearly and Strategically

Sommario/riassunto

The lack of comfort that many educators have in working with data poses a great challenge as school districts make the transition from a data rich to an information rich environment. How to Become Data Literate is the solution.