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Once data have been collected, staff of an indicator project must decide how to analyze or tabulate the data and how to present it. Appropriate choices about analyzing and presenting data depend on the goals of project, resources of the organization, and the audience. For example, the extent to which reports are analytical versus descriptive varies widely. This chapter provides information on some the key questions and issues regarding data analysis and presentation.
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In recent years, some experts in the statistical community have started to push back on the extensive use of statistical significance testing. For those who want to see more details on this issue please see Wasserstein et al. (2019).
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O’Hare, W. (2022). Data Analysis and Tabulation. In: A Practitioner’s Guide to Using Child Indicators. SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90291-9_5
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