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INTRODUCTION TO QUANTITATIVE INQUIRY IN EDUCATION

EDPSYCH/ELPA 822
Course Description

Utilize the concepts and methods of quantitative social science research to conduct research on education issues. Topics include hypothesis testing, statistical inference, point estimates, graphic and numerical data displays, correlation and regression.

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