This book provides a refreshing and user-friendly guide to quantitative
data analysis in education for students and researchers. It assumes
absolutely no prior knowledge of quantitative methods or statistics.
Beginning with the very basics, it provides the reader with the
knowledge and skills necessary to be able to undertake routine
quantitative data analysis to a level expected of published research.
Rather than focusing on teaching statistics through mathematical
formulae, the book places an emphasis on using SPSS to gain a real feel
for the data and an intuitive grasp of the main concepts and techniques
involved. Drawing extensively upon up-to-date and relevant examples, the
reader will be encouraged to think critically about quantitative
research and its potential as well as its limitations in relation to
education.
Packed with helpful features, this book:
- provides illustrated step-by-step guides showing how to use SPSS, with
plenty of exercises to encourage the reader to practice and
consolidate their new skills
- makes extensive use of real-life educational datasets derived from
national surveys in the US and UK to illustrate key points and to
bring the material to life
- has a companion website that contains all of the educational datasets
used in the book to download as well as comprehensive answers to
exercises and a range of other useful resources that are regularly
updated.
The book will therefore appeal not only to undergraduate and
postgraduate students but also to more established and seasoned
educational researchers and lecturers and professors who have tended to
avoid or shy away from quantitative methods.
