Statistics: A Component of the Research Process / Edition 2

by Peter Hernon

Overview

This book provides a general discussion beneficial to librarians and library school students, and demonstrates the steps of the research process, decisions made in the selection of a statistical technique, how to program a computer to perform number crunching, how to compute those statistical techniques appearing most frequently in the literature of library and information science, and examples from the literature of the uses of different statistical techniques. The book accomplishes the following objectives: to provide an overview of the research process and to show where statistics fit in; to identify jourbanals in library and information science most likely to publish research articles; to identify reference tools that provide access to the research literature; to show how microcomputers can be programmed to engage in number crunching; to introduce basic statistical concepts and terminology; to present basic statistical procedures that appear most frequently in the literature of library and information science and that have application to library decision making; to discuss library decision support systems and show the types of statistical techniques they can perform; and to summarize the major decisions that researchers must address in deciding which statistical techniques to employ.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781567500936
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/01/1994
Series:	Information Management, Policy and Service Series
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	1
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.56(d)
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

Table of Contents

Preface
Research, Evaluation, and Statistics: An Overview
Access to the Research Literature
Data Analysis Using Microcomputers
Basic Concepts
The Descriptive Presentation of Data
Hypotheses Testing and Statistical Inferences
The t-test, Mann-Whitney U Test, Chi-square Test of Independence, Phi Coefficient, and Cramer's V. Correlation
Analysis of Variance, Regression, Correspondence Analysis, and Factor Analysis
Decision Support Systems and Performance Measures
Summary
Appendix A: Partial Checklist of Decision Points for Developing a Cover Letter and Questionnaire
Appendix B: Determination of Sample Size: Sources and Software
Bibliography
Author Index
Subject Index

Editorial Reviews

Offers librarians and library school students a brief overview of the research process and statistics. Considers selecting a statistical technique, programming a computer to crunch numbers, and other topics germane to library and information science. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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