Data and measurements

Question 1

Jamovi

Answer 1

+ intuitive interface for analysis
+ straight forward
- not very reproducible
- Time consuming

Question 2

R studio

Answer 2

+ reproducible analysis scripts
+ Highly transparent
+ collaborative
+ Efficient - return analyses quickly
- harder

Question 3

Dataset

Answer 3

Collection of data acquired for a specific purpose
may relate to multiple experiments for hypotheses

Question 4

Variable

Answer 4

A number that can ‘vary’ depending on an attribute that were trying to measure
Typically measure several variables from each ppt
Typically form one column in a data file

Question 5

Types of data

Answer 5

Nominal - no relationship between possibilities in scale
Ordinal - a natural order between possibilities in but nothing else, can’t interpret magnitude of differences
Interval - possibilities are ordered and have interpretable magnitudes, 0 has no meaning
Ratio - Like interval but 0 is directly interpretable and can interpret rations between values.

Question 6

Continuous and discrete data

Answer 6

Continuous - variable can change freely to take any value. Types: Interval and Ratio

Discrete - numbered variable that takes one of a fixed set of values. Types: Nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio.