05483nam 2200661 450 991046550830332120200520144314.01-118-62718-01-118-62728-8(CKB)3710000000224919(EBL)1771576(OCoLC)889675105(SSID)ssj0001334984(PQKBManifestationID)12537686(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001334984(PQKBWorkID)11272976(PQKB)10303719(MiAaPQ)EBC1771576(Au-PeEL)EBL1771576(CaPaEBR)ebr10915826(CaONFJC)MIL639065(OCoLC)891383637(EXLCZ)99371000000022491920140902h20112011 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrUnderstanding educational statistics using Microsoft Excel® and SPSS® /Martin Lee AbbottHoboken, New Jersey :Wiley,2011.©20111 online resource (552 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-470-88945-4 1-322-07814-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Contents ; Preface ; Acknowledgments ; 1 Introduction ; Approach of the Book ; Project Labs ; Real-world Data ; Research Design ; ''Practical Significance''-implications of Findings ; Coverage of Statistical Procedures ; 2 Getting Acquainted with Microsoft Excel® ; Data Management ; Rows and Columns ; Data Sheets ; The Excel® Menus ; Home ; Insert Tab ; Page Layout ; Formulas ; Data ; Review and View Menus ; 3 Using Statistics in Excel® ; Using Statistical Functions ; Entering Formulas Directly ; Data Analysis ProceduresMissing Values and ''0'' Values in Excel® Analyses Using Excel® with Real Data ; School-level Achievement Database ; Taglit Data ; The STAR Classroom Observation ProtocolTM Data4; 4 SPSS® Basics ; Using SPSS® ; General Features ; Management Functions ; Reading and Importing Data ; Sort ; Additional Management Functions ; Split File ; Transform/compute (creating Indices) ; Merge ; Analysis Functions ; 5 Descriptive Statistics- Central Tendency ; Research Applications-spuriousness ; Descriptive and Inferential Statistics ; The Nature of Data-scales of Measurement ; Nominal DataOrdinal Data Interval Data ; Ratio Data ; Choosing the Correct Statistical Procedure for the Nature of Research Data ; Descriptive Statistics-central Tendency ; Mean ; Median ; Mode ; Using Excel® and SPSS® to Understand Central Tendency; Excel® ; SPSS® ; Distributions ; Describing the Normal Distribution ; Central Tendency ; Skewness ; Kurtosis ; Descriptive Statistics-using Graphical Methods ; Frequency Distributions ; Histograms ; Terms and Concepts ; Real-world Lab I: Central Tendency ; Real-world Lab I: Solutions ; Results ; Results ; 6 Descriptive Statistics- Variablity ; RangePercentile Scores Based on Percentiles ; Using Excel® and SPSS® to Identify Percentiles ; Note ; Standard Deviation and Variance ; Calculating the Variance and Standard Deviation ; The Deviation Method ; The Computation Method ; The Sum of Squares ; Sample Sd and Population Sd ; Obtaining Sd from Excel® and SPSS® ; Terms and Concepts ; Real-world Lab II: Variability ; Real-world Lab II: Solutions ; Results ; 7 The Normal Distribution ; The Nature of the Normal Curve ; The Standard Normal Score: Z Score ; The Z-score Table of Values ; Navigating the Z-score DistributionCalculating Percentiles Creating Rules for Locating Z Scores ; Calculating Z Scores ; Working with Raw Score Distributions ; Using Excel® to Create Z Scores and Cumulative Proportions ; STANDARDIZE Function ; NORMSDIST Function ; NORMSDIST Function ; Using SPSS® to Create Z Scores ; Terms and Concepts ; Real-world Lab Iii: the Normal Curve and Z Scores ; Real-world Lab Iii: Solutions ; 8 The Z Distribution and Probability ; Transforming a Z Score to a Raw Score ; Transforming Cumulative Proportions to Z Scores ; Deriving Sample Scores from Cumulative PercentagesAdditional Transformations Using the Standard Normal DistributionUtilizing the latest software, this book presents the essential statistical procedures for drawing valuable results from data in the social sciences. Mobilizing interesting real-world examples from the field of education, Understanding Educational Statistics Using Microsoft Excel and SPSS supplies a seamless presentation that identifies valuable connections between statistical applications and research design. Class-tested to ensure an accessible presentation, the book combines clear, step-by-step explanations and the use of software packages that are accessible to both the novice and professionEducational statisticsData processingEducationResearchStatistical methodsElectronic books.Educational statisticsData processing.EducationResearchStatistical methods.300.727Abbott Martin L.971721MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465508303321Understanding educational statistics using Microsoft Excel® and SPSS®2209277UNINA01888oam 2200517I 450 991071517080332120201211122903.0(CKB)5470000002508304(OCoLC)761364453(EXLCZ)99547000000250830420111115j196808 ua 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierExperimental evaluation of a voltage regulator-exciter for a 15 kilovolt-ampere Brayton cycle alternator /by Gary Bollenbacher, Richard A. Edkin, and Dennis A. 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