Using Statistical Regression Methods in Education Research

Module 1 - A Foundation in Statisitcs

Objectives

Understand some of the core terminology of statistics
Understand the relationship between populations and samples in educational research
Understand the basic operation of SPSS
Understand the descriptive statistics and how to generate them using SPSS
Know how to graphically display data using SPSS
Know how to transform and compute variables using SPSS
Understand the basics of the normal distribution, probability and statistical inference
Know how to compare group means

Start Module 1: Foundation

A brief introduction to some basic statisitical techniques using SPSS.

You can jump to specific pages using the contents list below. If you are new to this module start at the Overview (Page 1.1) and work through section by section using the 'Next' and 'Previous' buttons at the top and bottom of each page. Do the Exercise and the Quiz to gain a firm understanding.

This Module is also available as a downloadable PDF for those of you who prefer to read from a page. You do miss out on the glossary and some of the site's more interactive features though... Module 1: Foundation