Article Title
Document Type
Article
Abstract
This article is written as a guide for undergraduate students in using statistics in the social sciences. Some general guidelines are provided for deciding which statistic to use with different types of data (nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio). Four sections are presented: identifying variables, choosing appropriate statistics, computation, and understanding results. This article is not written as a "nuts and bolts" guide to teaching all of statistics but instead is a guide to help students. Instructors of this material may also benefit from these discussions.
Recommended Citation
Oyinlade, A. Olu
(1997)
"Data Analysis Made Easy: An Undergraduate Student's Guide to Choosing Appropriate Statistical Tests for Social Research,"
Great Plains Sociologist: Vol. 10:
Iss.
2, Article 2.
Available at:
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/greatplainssociologist/vol10/iss2/2