After studying Chapter 13, students will be able to do the following:

1. Describe most common goals of subjecting quantitative data to statistical analyses
2. Discuss the purpose for developing and using a codebook for quantitative data
3. List and explain various major categories of statistical analysis techniques
4. List and summarize concepts that underlie the use of inferential statistical analyses
5. Explain the difference between statistical significance and practical significance
6. Design quantitative data collection processes and apply appropriate statistical techniques for analyzing quantitative data for a research topic of interest