eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Educational Research 2327-6150 2018-07-18 6 7 997 1004 10.12691/education-6-7-16 EDUCATION20186716 article Instructional Leaders and Understanding Data: The Status and Prevalence of Research and Statistics Courses in a Midwestern State's Educator Preparation Programs Dr. Erasmus Chirume comfortchirume@yahoo.com 1 Central State University, 1400 Brush Row Road, Wilberforce, OH 45384 The study investigated the extent to which courses in statistics and research (other than in STEM majors) were prevalent in the educator preparation programs (EPPs) for preservice teachers. A chi-square goodness of fit test, which compared the counts of these courses objectively identified through a content analysis of the EPPs' course descriptions, was conducted. The chi-square (2) p = .003, (p < .05) reflects that the hypothesis that courses in statistics and in research were as equally prevalent as assessment courses was rejected. For the decisions of instructors to be robust, they should be based on multi-sourced data. http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/6/7/16/education-6-7-16.pdf accreditation assessment critical theory teacher educator preparation school/teacher effectiveness