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The Relationship between Statistical Analysis Abilities and the Production of Research among Saudi Faculty

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It is a universal phenomenon for every one of us to make educated guesses concerning the future events in our lives in order to prepare and plan for new foreseeable and unforeseeable situations. Is it not ‘data’ that we analyze to do so? After all, our past experiences form the vital database that guides us to propound a theory even if it is for the most inconsequential things in life.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

    Abdulghani Ali Al-Hattami

  2. Hodeidah University, Yemen

    Arif Ahmet Mohamed Hassan Al-Ahdal

  3. Qassim University, Al Mithnab, Saudi Arabia

    Arif Ahmet Mohamed Hassan Al-Ahdal

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  1. Abdulghani Ali Al-Hattami
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  1. University of Damman, Saudi Arabia

    Amani K. Hamdan

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Al-Hattami, A.A., Al-Ahdal, A.A.M.H. (2015). The Relationship between Statistical Analysis Abilities and the Production of Research among Saudi Faculty. In: Hamdan, A.K. (eds) Teaching and Learning in Saudi Arabia. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-205-9_6

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