General Data information

Question 1

data

Answer 1

information about something/someone

Question 2

data set

Answer 2

collection/bundle of information about something/someone

Question 3

data point

Answer 3

individual pieces of information about something/someone

Question 4

nominal data - scale characteristics

Answer 4

categorized, not ranked, magnitude not measured

Question 5

ordinal data - scale characteristics

Answer 5

categorized, ranked, magnitude not measured

Question 6

interval data - scale characteristics

Answer 6

categorized, ranked, magnitude measured

Question 7

ratio data - scale characteristics

Answer 7

categorized, ranked, magnitude measured, 0 represents total absence of trait being measured

Question 8

nominal data - types of measurement

Answer 8

categories must be mutually exclusive and exhaustive

Question 9

ordinal data - types of measurement

Answer 9

ordering must be transitive

Question 10

interval data - types of measurement

Answer 10

intervals on scale must be equal

Question 11

what does the type of data determine?

Answer 11

type of statistical analysis

Question 12

can the magnitude of categorical data be measured?

Answer 12

no

Question 13

can the magnitude of continuous date be measured?

Answer 13

yes

Question 14

scale characteristics - first

Answer 14

categorize and count data

Question 15

scale characteristics - second

Answer 15

rank data

Question 16

scale characteristics - third

Answer 16

measure magnitude of data

Question 17

another name for categorical data

Answer 17

qualitative data

Question 18

another name for continuous data

Answer 18

quantitative data