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5 - Descriptive Statistics

from Part II - Foundations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2019

By
Patricia Haden
Edited by
Sally A. Fincher  and
Anthony V. Robins
Sally A. Fincher
Affiliation:
University of Kent, Canterbury
Anthony V. Robins
Affiliation:
University of Otago, New Zealand
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Summary

This chapter provides an overview of the concepts and techniques commonly used in experimental design and data summary for computing education research. No prior formal statistical background is assumed. The chapter will help computing educators to develop sound experimental designs, to perform technically correct descriptive analyses, and to understand and evaluate these elements in the computing education literature.
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The Cambridge Handbook of Computing Education Research , pp. 102 - 132
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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