EDS 8823 Representation and Analysis of Quantitative Data

This course focuses on: (1) describing and summarizing data; (2) creating and interpreting standard scores, and; (3) using inferential statistics to make decisions. Students will be introduced to these quantitative procedures using the SPSS software. The skills developed in this course are a prerequisite to understanding educational research.

Credits

3

Student Learning Outcomes

School of Education Outcomes (See School of Education Syllabus A – IV)

Course Outcomes (CO):

Upon successful completion of this course, the candidate will be able to:

1. understand when and how to use different types of data;
2. appropriately display data;
3. read graphical displays of data;
4. understand the logic of hypothesis testing;
5. perform appropriate statistical tests using statistical software;
6. understand the types of inferences that may be drawn from various statistics.

These course outcomes apply to SPCLO 15 and 19, CCLO 8, and INTASC Standards 9 and 10.