EMS Research Flashcards
1
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quantitative research
A
describes phenomena in NUMBERS, it’s objective and specific
2
Q
qualitative research
A
describes phenomena in words and relies on a collection of NON-NUMERIC data
3
Q
mean, arithmetic
A
the result obtained by adding all of the values in a set of data and dividing by the number of items that were added
4
Q
median
A
to put values in numerical order, then find the middle value
5
Q
mode
A
in a set of data, the value of the most frequently occurring variable
6
Q
retrospective research
A
examines information that already exists
7
Q
standard deviation
A
take the square root of a variance
8
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variance
A
take each value then subtract mean from it
