Quantitative methods

Read the following in The Cambridge handbook of computing education research of Chapter 5 Descriptive Statistics and Chapter 6 Inferential Statistics

• 5.1 Introduction (2 pages)
• 5.2 Dependent Variables – Defining Your Data (3 pages)
• (Some) 5.3 Descriptive Statistics – Getting to Know Your Data
  • (Optional, mainly for if you have done little data visualization) 5.3.1 Graphical Descriptives (6.5 pages)
  • (Optional) 5.3.2 Numerical Descriptives (2.5 pages)
  • 5.3.3 Individuals and Distributions (Normalization) (2.5 pages)
  • 5.3.4 Correlation – Descriptive Techniques for Two DVs (7.5 pages, but lots of graphs)
• 5.4 Independent Variables – Comparing Groups (5.5 pages)
• 5.5 Limitations of Descriptive Statistical Techniques (0.25 pages)
• 6.1 Introduction (1 page)
• 6.2 Inference (1 page)
• (Optional, if you need a refresher) 6.3 Hypothesis Testing (9 pages)
• (Some, recommendation: read the subsection headers for the optional stuff) 6.4 Hypothesis Tests In Action (24.5 pages)
  • (Optional) 6.4.1 Basics (1.5 pages)
  • 6.4.2 The Common Inferential Tests (1.5 pages)
  • (Optional) 6.4.3 Inferential Tests for Means (12 pages)

  • (Optional) 6.4.4 An Inferential Test for Frequencies (2 pages)

  • (Optional) 6.4.5 Inferential Tests for Correlation (0.5 pages)
  • (Optional) 6.4.6 Inferential Tests for Prediction (7.5 pages)
  • (Optional) 6.4.7 Parametric vs. Nonparametric Tests (0.5 pages)
• 6.5 Common Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them) (3.6 pages)
• 6.6 Conclusion (0.25 pages)

Add two entries for these chapters of the handbook to your QQC Doc.

1. Descriptive Statistics
2. Inferential Statistics

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