L2 Flashcards

1
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two branches of statistics

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descriptive statistics and inferential statistics

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2
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what is descriptive statistics

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it focuses on describing the data, it discusses the process of collection, classification, summary, and presentation of data

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3
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two types of data

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qualitative data and quantitative data

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4
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what is qualitative data

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are information that can be observed but not measured

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5
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what is quantitative data

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are information that can be counted or measured

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6
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two types of quantitative data

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discrete and continuous

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7
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what is discrete

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These are data that cannot be counted.

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8
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what is continuous

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The number that can be counted. These variables are usually obtained from measuring.

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9
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These are data that cannot be counted.

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discrete

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10
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are information that can be counted or measured

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quantitative data

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11
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are information that can be observed but not measured

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qualitative data

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12
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The number that can be counted, usually obtained from measuring.

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continuous

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13
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it focuses on describing the data, it discusses the process of collection, classification, summary, and presentation of data

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descriptive statistics

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14
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usually pertains to numbers

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Quantitative data

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15
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pertains to words and. depth

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qualitative data

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16
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the sources of data

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Primary Data and secondary data

17
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Also referred to as second-hand data

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secondary data

18
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first-hand data

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Primary Data

19
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These data are collected by researchers during a

study or data that have been collected for a particular activity.

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Primary Data

20
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these are data that are readily available and were

collected for a different purpose than the study.

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secondary data

21
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data is already available in published

materials from books, journals, newspapers, and the internet

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secondary data