1.2 Data Basics Flashcards
1
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Quantitative
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takes numerical values for which arithmetic operations make sense
2
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types of quantitative data
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discrete and continuous
3
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Discrete Data
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assumes values that can be counted
4
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Continuous Data
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assumes values that are uncountable, typically can take on all values on an interval
5
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Categorical Data
A
a type of qualitative data that places an individual into one of serval groups, can be a number that doesn’t quantify anything
6
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Types of qualitative data
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nominal and ordinal
7
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nominal
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data that consist of names, labels, or categories only, a variable that can be identified simply by nothing its presence
8
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ordinal
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data that does have a natural order
