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Direct linkBernard, Robert M.; Borokhovski, Eugene; Schmid, Richard F.; Tamim, Rana M. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2014
This article contains a second-order meta-analysis and an exploration of bias in the technology integration literature in higher education. Thirteen meta-analyses, dated from 2000 to 2014 were selected to be included based on the questions asked and the presence of adequate statistical information to conduct a quantitative synthesis. The weighted…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Bias, Technology Integration, Higher Education
Peer reviewedHoogstraten, Joh. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1979
The biasing effects of a pretest on subsequent post-test results were investigated in two experimental studies. In general, the results argue for using designs without pretests. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Control Groups, Error Patterns, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Peer reviewedAnd Others; Roll, Steve – Multiple Linear Regression Viewpoints, 1979
A Type VI error results from inconsistency between the researchers' question of interest and the statistical procedures employed to analyze the data. An example of a research problem is analyzed to show the increase in statistical power resulting from improved research design, using multiple regression instead of analysis of variance. (CTM)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Error Patterns, Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing
Download full textSmith, Constance K.; Waggener, Anna T. – 1992
Two studies were conducted at the Southeastern Louisiana University (SLU) to determine possible uses of errors and omissions on surveys of incoming and freshmen college students. The subjects of the first study were 1,927 individuals who had applied for admission to SLU and attended freshman orientation in the summer of 1989. Blanks and incorrect…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Applicants, College Freshmen
Thompson, Bruce – 1994
Dissertations are an important component of the effort to generate knowledge. Thus, dissertation quality may be seen by accreditation and coordinating-board reviewers as a noteworthy reflection on the quality of doctoral programs themselves. The present study reviews methodological errors within Ph.D. dissertations. The illustrative errors are…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Case Studies, Doctoral Dissertations, Error Patterns
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1983
The issues, options, and procedures for annually measuring overall payment error in the Pell Grant program are specified in detail. Guidelines for establishing a definition of Pell Grant payment error are provided, and the design issues related to error measurement are examined. A comparison is made of options for selecting a study sample and for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compliance (Legal), Costs, Data Collection
