Handout+Documents+and+Data+Sets


 * This page contains "handout" items presenting course content information. It also contains SPSS data files we will use for in-class learning and practice.**


 * The attached SPSS files contain real data from real research projects. We will use these data sets in class. To open the SPSS files, you must COPY them to your desktop, then open them. They usually will NOT OPEN directly in the wiki! **


 * __PLEASE NOTE:__ These data sets belong to researchers or research teams and are NOT for general use. They are provided for class practice and analysis ONLY. Please respect this restriction and the ethical treatment of data belonging to others! **

__Comparison of Quantitative and Qualitative Research__

__Reporting, Tabling, and Graphing Quantitative Date__

JOURNAL ARTICLES


 * __Correlation Exercises/Examples__**



__Test Validity and Reliability__ This handout introduces the concepts in test validity and reliability. These concepts are very important in establishing the "quality" and "trustworthiness" of all types of tests, questionnaires, and other data-gathering instruments used in quantitative research. We will discuss these concepts in class.

__Introduction to Factor Analysis__ This handout is an introduction to factor analysis. Factor analysis is a statistic technique for examining the underlying structure of a set of questions. The procedure looks for sets of correlated test items and combines them into groups called "factors." These factors represent the concepts represented in a test and indicated which individual test questions "load on" or fit in each factor. We will discuss and illustrate factor analysis in class.


 * __Research Paper/Article: Educational Futures (Rating/Ranking; Factor Analysis) AND SPSS Data File__**

__Brief/Guidelines for Research Proposal Paper:__ Please read carefully before preparing this assignment
 * __Research Paper/Article: 3G Patient Simulator Mannikin (Time Series Design; Mixed Methods)__**


 * __SPSS Class Practice Data Set__**

__**POWERPOINT SLIDES**__