02478nam 2200589 450 991081714890332120230828221554.01-283-20257-397866132025741-4411-0880-7(CKB)2670000000106754(EBL)742763(OCoLC)741691755(SSID)ssj0000526390(PQKBManifestationID)12140842(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000526390(PQKBWorkID)10519930(PQKB)10301380(MiAaPQ)EBC742763(EXLCZ)99267000000010675420060907h20062006 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUsing everyday numbers effectively in research /Stephen GorardLondon ;New York :Continuum,[2006]©20061 online resource (113 p.)Continuum research methods seriesReal world research seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8264-8830-7 Includes bibliographical references.Contents; Preface; List of figures; List of tables; 1 Introducing Everyday Numbers; 2 Judgement with Everyday Numbers; 3 Defending the Use of Everyday Numbers; ReferencesCan you add up the number of students in your classroom? Can you tell which of two test scores is the larger? Can you programme a video or DVD recording using a 24-hour clock? If so, then this book will show you how everyday numbers like these can also be used to make your research more powerful, and enable you to spot the abuses of number that are as common in research as they are in everyday life. This book illustrates how numbers can be used routinely and successfully for research purposes - without you ever having to consider confidence intervals, probability densities, Gaussian distributiContinuum research methods series.ResearchMethodologyResearchStatistical methodsResearchMethodology.ResearchStatistical methods.00170.03bclGorard Stephen1622904MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817148903321Using everyday numbers effectively in research4024647UNINA