Research and statistics bibliography

Brown, J.D. (1990). The use of multiple t-tests in language research. TESOL Quarterly, 24(4), 770-772.

Brown, J.D. (1991). Statistics as a foreign language - Part 1: What to look for in reading statistical language studies. TESOL Quarterly, 25(4), 569-585.

Brown, J.D. (1992). Statistics as a foreign language - Part 2: More things to consider in reading statistical language studies. TESOL Quarterly, 26(4), 629-664.

Brown, J.D. (1997). Skewness and kurtosis. Shiken: JALT Testing and Evaluation SIG Newsletter, 1(1), 16-18.

Brown, J.D. (1997). Reliability of surveys. Shiken: JALT Testing and Evaluation SIG Newsletter, 1(2), 17-19.

Brown, J.D. (2001). Can we use the Spearman-Brown prophecy formula to defend low reliability. Shiken: JALT Testing and Evaluation SIG Newsletter, 4(3), 7-9.

Cohen, J. (1992). A power primer. Psychological Bulletin, 112(1), 155-159.

Dimitrov, D. and Rumrill Jr., P. (2003). Pretest-posttest designs and measurement of change. Work, 20, 159-165.

Henning, G. (1986). Quantitative methods in language acquisition research. TESOL Quarterly, 20(4), 701-708.

Siegel, A. (1990). Multiple t tests: some practical considerations. TESOL Quarterly, 24(4), 773-775.

Examples of studies using different research designs and statistics

Pre-test / post-test designs employing ANOVA

Pre-test / post-test designs employing paired t-tests

Pre-test / post-test designs employing various statistical procedures

Studies providing values for skewness and kurtosis