L2 Flashcards
two branches of statistics
descriptive statistics and inferential statistics
what is descriptive statistics
it focuses on describing the data, it discusses the process of collection, classification, summary, and presentation of data
two types of data
qualitative data and quantitative data
what is qualitative data
are information that can be observed but not measured
what is quantitative data
are information that can be counted or measured
two types of quantitative data
discrete and continuous
what is discrete
These are data that cannot be counted.
what is continuous
The number that can be counted. These variables are usually obtained from measuring.
These are data that cannot be counted.
discrete
are information that can be counted or measured
quantitative data
are information that can be observed but not measured
qualitative data
The number that can be counted, usually obtained from measuring.
continuous
it focuses on describing the data, it discusses the process of collection, classification, summary, and presentation of data
descriptive statistics
usually pertains to numbers
Quantitative data
pertains to words and. depth
qualitative data