STATISTICAL TOOLS FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS: USAGE AND INTERPRETATION
Adetunji, K. O. Department of Mathematics,Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin.
Abstract
Lecturers in our tertiary institutions need to use statistical packages to analyze data. By so doing, they will be able to supervise their research students better and also assess the analysis of data done by research students more efficiently and effectively. In this world of globalization, it is desirable for every individual to be computer literate in order to function effectively well in the society. The use of statistical tools enhances the ability to get quick results when data has been collected in research work. The statistical packages for social sciences (SPSS) is one of the popular packages used in analyzing research data. This paper attempts to demonstrate how these packages could be used in analyzing some selected descriptive and inferential topics in statistics.
Keywords: Statistical tools, Research and Usage