Research Roundup: Crunching Numbers: Make Your Case Using Statistics

Abstract

Reports or presentations about the importance of early literacy or the value of libraries are most valuable when they give a context. For instance, making a point about service to a low-income population is most effective when accompanied by a statistic regarding the number of children in your state who live in poverty or whose parents lack secure employment.

El aprendizaje del estudiante o la experiencia del estudiante: el cambio de la facultad tradicional a la no tradicional en la educación superior

“…These four characteristics were the foundation for data collection procedures, which involved retrieving results from existing data sets warehoused with NCES and available on-line through the NCES website. NCES warehouses a wide-variety of educational statistical data, with most data being publically available for review and interpretation (Prendergast and Diamant-Cohen, 2015). Data can be analyzed by using a variety of analytical tools available on the NCES website, which include Power Stats, Quick Stats, Education Data Analysis Tool, and National Assessment of Educational Progress (Prendergast and Diamant-Cohen, 2015).…”

“…NCES warehouses a wide-variety of educational statistical data, with most data being publically available for review and interpretation (Prendergast and Diamant-Cohen, 2015). Data can be analyzed by using a variety of analytical tools available on the NCES website, which include Power Stats, Quick Stats, Education Data Analysis Tool, and National Assessment of Educational Progress (Prendergast and Diamant-Cohen, 2015). A grounded theory design was the most appropriate design to answer each research question.…”