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... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > curriculum > curriculum studies > inquiry and research > quantitative research > quantitative data analysis > descriptive statistics
... > social science subjects > social research > research methods and evaluation > quantitative research > quantitative data analysis > descriptive statistics
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > industrial and organizational psychology > foundations: measurement theory and statistics > descriptive statistics

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descriptive statistics  

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  • Description of the data collected in research is an important component for both the researcher and the reader. In both quantitative and qualitative analysis, the reduction of a large amount of data to an easily digestible summary is an important function. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods; Descriptive Statistics]

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