Data Handling And Analysis Flashcards
what is primary data?
- information collected directly from first-hand experience
- specifically relates to purpose of the study
- collected from interviews, observations, questionnaires etc
what would collecting primary data involve?
- designing a study
- gaining ethical approval
- piloting the study
- recruiting and testing participants
- analysing data and drawing conclusions
what is a strength of primary data?
data collection is designed so it fits purpose of study
what is a limitation of primary data?
time-consuming and expensive
what are the 2 types of primary and secondary data?
quantitative and qualitative data
what is secondary data?
data was collected for a purpose other than the current study
what can secondary data include?
- conducting met-analysis on data
- review studies use secondary data
what are the strengths of secondary data?
- simper and cheaper, less time consuming
- data may already have been subjected to statistical testing (known if its significant)
what is a limitation of secondary data?
data may not exactly meet needs of the study
what is quantitative data?
numerical data
what is qualitative data?
non-numerical data
(open questions, interviews etc.)
what are descriptive statistics?
- they summarise quantitative data
- involves measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, graphs and charts
what is the nominal level of measurement?
data can be placed or counted into different categories
what is the ordinal level of measurement?
- data is ranked in order or rated on a scale
- when using scale, points may be labelled
- is subjective and each point on ordinal scale are not same value
what is the interval level of measurement?
- interval scale orders measurements
- intervals are equal - based on standard unit of measurement