It’s great to see other librarians advocating for the same causes I harp on in this blog. I’m referring to Sarah Robbins, Debra Engel, and Christina Kulp of the University of Oklahoma, whose article appears in the current issue of College & Research Libraries. The article, entitled “How Unique Are Our Users?”1 warns against the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘statistical significance testing’
Data Are Not Psychic
Posted in Measurement, Research, Statistics, tagged external validity, generalizability, inferential statistics, perceptions of library users, statistical significance testing, survey research on November 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
How Do You Know That?
Posted in Measurement, Research, Statistics, tagged inferential statistics, information literacy, sampling error, statistical significance testing, survey research, vetting information on August 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I borrowed the title for this entry from a 2009 study of student research practices by Randall McClure and Kellian Clink. Their study is cited in an article in the current issue of College & Research Libraries that Joe Matthews brought to my attention. This article is Students Use More Books After Library Instruction by [...]