Statistical Methods used by Authors of Library and Information Journal Articles

Author

Kathy B. Enger
Georgia Quirk
J. Andrew Stewart, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Abstract

Twenty-five core journals in the field of library and information science published in 1985 were examined to determine institutional affiliation of authors and their use of descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Of the 915 articles studied, it was found that academic librarians published more research but relied on descriptive statistics, whereas library school faculty published less, but made more use of inferential statistics.

Recommended Citation

Enger, K. B., Quirk, G., & Stewart, J. A. (1989). Statistical Methods used by Authors of Library and Information Journal Articles. Library and Information Science Research, 11(1), pp. 37-46. Elsevier.

Department(s)

Library and Learning Resources

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0740-8188

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Preprint

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1989 Elsevier, All rights reserved.