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ERIC Number: EJ290321
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Red Hair, Hot Tempers, and Hasty Assertions.
Kelly, Ivan; Ryan, Alan
Science Teacher, v50 n8 p35-37 Nov 1983
Explains the use of contingency tables as a tool in assessing variables to determine whether a relationship exists. Develops an example hypothesis step-by-step, noting the scientific processes and attitudes being addressed. Cautions that a large difference, which suggests a relationship, is not explanation since correlation does not guarantee causality. (JM)
Descriptors: Classification, Data Analysis, Data Collection, High Schools, Hypothesis Testing, Problem Solving, Relationship, Research Methodology, Science Education, Scientific Attitudes, Scientific Methodology, Secondary School Science, Statistical Distributions
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Contingency Tables; Inferential Reasoning