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ERIC Number: EJ396849
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Statistical Methods Used by Authors of Library and Information Science Journal Articles.
Enger, Kathy B.; And Others
Library and Information Science Research, v11 n1 p37-46 Jan-Mar 1989
This study examined journals in the field of library and information science to determine the institutional affiliation of authors and their use of descriptive versus inferential statistics. It was found that academic librarians published more research but relied on descriptive statistics, whereas faculty published less, but used inferential statistics. (22 references) (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Faculty, Higher Education, Information Science, Librarians, Qualitative Research, Scholarly Journals, Statistical Analysis, Writing for Publication
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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