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Statistical Analysis
This service continues to be offered as we believe that
researchers (staff and students) must expect and receive high
quality professional service towards achieving their goals
in this area.
This service involves the following activities:-
- enquiry (general discussion with the researcher)
- advice on data preparation where necessary
- data organization (to refine variables and /or indicators)
- generation of relevant reports, with the intent of ensuring
that objectives based on the researcher’s proposal
are achieved.
The intention is not to determine what students should be
learning or achieving in their respective classes, but rather
what they needed to do to achieve their stated objectives
re analysis of their data. Students are encouraged to meet
with their advisors to discuss their project proposals and
the direction that their study should take.
SPSS is the main tool used here, though some requests can
be handled with spreadsheets.
Not all needs could be met by a statistical package, and there
have been occasions where specific computer programs have
had to be written to accommodate a researcher’s requirements.
With improvements in the reach of email and other facilities
on campus, researchers are encouraged to email their data
to the office, after discussion on the project, and have their
results emailed back to them; as well as the freedom to prepare
their electronic data in a form that is easily available to
them, once it is PC-compatible.
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