A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES IN EDUCATION AND LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS RESEARCH ARTICLES

Article Sidebar

PDF
Published: Jul 10, 2025
Keywords:
Statistical Use Statistical Techniques Education Language & Linguistics Peer-Reviewed Research Articles

Main Article Content

Chamnan Para
Lecturer, Department of Western Languages and Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham Province, Thailand
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1915-1469
Chaiwat Kaewphanngam
Lecturer, Department of Foreign Language Teaching, Faculty of Education, Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Abstract

This study compared statistical techniques frequently used in Education and Language & Linguistics research to identify disciplinary similarities and differences. To achieve this, 80 research articles (40 from each field) published between 2021 and 2025 in Cambridge University Press journal database were analyzed and categorized into descriptive, inferential, and advanced statistics. The findings revealed that descriptive statistics were prevalently observed in both fields. Regarding inferential statistics, they were more frequently applied in Education than in Language & Linguistics. These indicated Education’s stronger focus on hypothesis testing. The most striking difference was the use of advanced statistics, which appeared far more frequently in Education—though often inconsistently—than in Language & Linguistics. These results underscore distinct methodological emphases and highlight the need to support researchers’ statistical literacy to produce rigorous studies in their respective disciplines.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Article Details

How to Cite
Para, C., & Kaewphanngam, C. . (2025). A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES IN EDUCATION AND LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS RESEARCH ARTICLES. Journal of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Arts, 7(2), 57–71. retrieved from https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/hsa/article/view/287000
Issue
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2025): July-December
Section
Research Article

References

Azmay, N. A. M. N., Rosli, R., Maat, S. M. and Mahmud, M. S. (2023). Educational Research Trends on Statistical Reasoning and Statistical Thinking: A Systematic Literature Review. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 12(2), 586 – 600. doi: https://doi.org/10.6007/IJARPED/v12-i2/16921

Crowther, D., Tigchelaar, M., Maloney, J. E. and Loewen, S. (2020). Statistical Knowledge in Second Language Acquisition Research: A researchers’ Perspective. Second Language Studies, 38, 18 – 39.

Felix, C. S. and Felix, C. M. (2024). Basic Statistics in Educational Research. Cognizance Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 4(3), 206 – 215. doi: https://doi.org/10.47760/cognizance.2024.v04i03.018

Gonulal, T. (2020). Statistical Knowledge and Training in Second Language Acquisition: The Case of Doctoral Students. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 171(1), 62 – 89. doi: https://doi.org/10.1075/itl.18031.gon

Lazaraton, A. (2000). Current Trends in Research Methodology and Statistics in Applied Linguistics. TESOL Quarterly, 34(1), 175 – 181.

Loewen, S. and Gass, S. (2009). The Use of statistics in L2 acquisition research. Language Teaching, 42(2), 181 – 196. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0261444808005624

Loewen, S., Lavolette, E., Spino, L. A., Papi, M., Schmidtke, J., Sterling, S., and Wolff, D. (2013). Statistical Literacy among Applied Linguists and Second Language Acquisition Researchers. TESOL Quarterly, 48(2), 360 – 388. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.128

Mulder, G. (2020). The New Statistics for Applied Linguistics. Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics, 9(1-2), 79 – 96. doi: https://doi.org/10.1075/dujal.19019.mul

Ravid, R. and Oyer, E. (2011). Study Guide for Practical Statistics for Educators. 4th edition. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

Riazi, A. M. and Farsani, M. A. (2024). Mixed-methods Research in Applied Linguistics: Charting the Progress through the Second Decade of the Twenty-first Century. Language Teaching, 57(2), 143 – 182. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0261444823000332