Statistics made simple for school leaders : a new approach for using student, staff, and community data /
by Susan R. Carroll & David J. Carroll.
- 3rd. ed.
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2022
- 1 online resource (141, pages) : color illustrations.
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Include index
I. Introduction -- 1. Statistics : a powerful tool for school leaders -- 2. Measurement : the foundation of data literacy -- 3. Data : steps in management -- 4. Graphs : a story with data -- 5. Descriptive statistics : great communication tools -- 6. Variability : partner of the mean --7. Sampling : an overlooked management tool -- 8. Hypotheses : testing assumptions -- 9. The t-test: comparing two groups -- 10. ANOVA: comparing three or more groups --11. Chi-square analyses : comparing categories --12. Correlations : relationships with two variables --13. Regression : predicting and explaining relationships -- 14. Reporting data : information is power
This book is a practical handbook for school leaders who want to use data to help understand their students, their staff and their communities, day to day.
9781475863208 (e-book)
Educational statistics School management and organization School management and organization--United States