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Some Cautions Concerning Inferences about Proportions, Differences between Proportions, and Quotients of Proportions.

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Knapp, Thomas R.; Tam, Hak P. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 1997

Examines potential problems in the use of inferential statistics for single population proportions, differences between two population proportions, and quotients of two population proportions. Discusses hypothesis testing versus interval estimation. Emphasizes the importance of selecting the appropriate formula for the standard error and…

Descriptors: Educational Research, Error of Measurement, Hypothesis Testing, Ratios (Mathematics)

Case Study Applications of Statistics in Institutional Research. Resources in Institutional Research, Number Ten.

Coughlin, Mary Ann; Pagano, Marian – 1997

This monograph covers the theory, application, and interpretation of both descriptive and inferential statistical techniques in institutional research. Each chapter opens with a hypothetical case study, which is used to illustrate the application of one or more statistical procedures to typical research questions. Chapter 2 covers the comparison…

Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Analysis of Variance, Chi Square, Correlation