Matching Variables with the Appropriate Statistical Tests in Counseling Research

Abstract

Quantitative research literacy, including matching variables with the appropriate statistical tests, is a key element in counselor education and preparation. Counselor educators are tasked with teaching quantitative research and statistics, which counselors-in-training tend to find anxiety-producing. Authors aimed to provide a succinct overview of matching variables with appropriate statistical tests and provide strategies counselor educators can use to enhance their pedagogy.

Keywords

• counselor preparation
• quantitative research
• research question
• variables
• statistics