Validity of Data Augmentation for Inferential Statistics In Educational Psychology Research
Validity of Data Augmentation for Inferential Statistics In Educational Psychology Research

Author(s): Kutay Uzun
Subject(s): Educational Psychology, Methodology and research technology
Published by: Özgür Yayın Dağıtım Ltd. Şti.
Keywords: data; argumentation; inferential statistics; educational psychology;
Summary/Abstract: In educational research, reaching entire populations for data collection is not possible in most cases. Therefore, sampling is a frequently used method which allows for reaching a portion of the population in a way that that the collected data represents it as accurately as possible. For the best representation of the population in a sample, random sampling is the most accurate technique as it gives all members of a population equal chance to be included in the sample. In formal education contexts, however, researchers typically do not have equal chance to reach all members of a population due to various reasons such as absenteeism or low motivation to participate in a research study.

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