It is already an accepted fact that statistical thinking will one day be as necessary as the ability to read and write. In foreign language education, as well, these methods will enable decision makers to make informed and better decisions about uncertain situations and to make useful inferences and predictions. Statistics is a science of methods that are used to collect, analyze, present, and interpret statistical information which assists to make decisions under uncertainties. Statistical methods are used in a wide variety of occupations and help people identify, study, and solve many complex problems. Statistical data analysis provides hands-on experience to promote the use of statistical thinking and techniques to apply in order to make educated decisions in the foreign language education world.
Computers play a very important role in statistical data analysis.
A total of 135 students participated in the study. The number and the percentage of students according to classes are listed in Table 1. As indicated in Table 1, classes 1 and 3 are taught in the evening, whereas 2 and 4 are daytime classes. The instruments were administered altogether. The scale was administered in English.