Statistical analyses for language testers
Provides a step-by-step approach to the most useful statistical analyses for language test developers and researchers using IBM SPSS, Winsteps and Facets. It contains clearly-worked out examples for each analysis with detailed explanations.
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Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
Language: | English |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137018298 |
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Provides a step-by-step approach to the most useful statistical analyses for language test developers and researchers using IBM SPSS, Winsteps and Facets. It contains clearly-worked out examples for each analysis with detailed explanations. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9781137018281, 2013. |
Carrier Form: | 328 p. : 100 figures. |
ISBN: |
9781137018274 9781137018298 1137018291 |
CLC: | H09 |
Contents: | Foreword-- J. Charles Alderson 1. Data Entry 2. Checking and Correcting Data Files 3. Item Analysis 4. Descriptive Statistics 5. Analysing Test Taker Feedback 6. Comparing Performance I: Means, Scatterplots and Correlations 7. Comparing Performance II: Parametric and Non-Parametric Analyses 8. Comparing Performance III: ANOVA 9. Factor Analysis 10. Creating a Control File and Convergence Table 11. Analysing the Convergence Table and Variable Map 12. Item and Person Statistics 13. Distracter Analysis 14. Creating and Running a Specifications File 15. Analysing the Iteration Report and Vertica |