Instruction
What is Quality Research?
2 PARAGRAPHS
Provide a challenge that you encountered in understanding and/or analyzing statistical concepts and methods. Then, provide an insight you had about how statistics can inform practice. Be specific and use examples to illustrate your points.
Readings
Course Text: Counseling Research: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods
Chapter 4, `Methodological Issues`
Chapter 15, `Basic Statistical Concepts and Descriptive Statistics`
Media
PowerPoint Presentation: `Sampling`
http://mym.cdn.laureate-media.com/2dett4d/Walden/COUN/6326/03/mm/sampling/index.html
Optional Resources:
Website: MCREL. (2004). Understanding statistics tutorial. Retrieved from http://www.ecs.org/html/educationIssues/Research/primer/understandingtutorial.asp
This site provides a basic statistics online tutorial.