levels and types of data

Question 1

nominal level data

Answer 1

frequencies of occurrence e.g. how many cars are red, green or yellow.

Question 2

ordinal level data

Answer 2

these are data that can be ranked in low-high (or high-low) or 1st 2nd 3rd ext.

Question 3

interval level data

Answer 3

data that’s measured on a fixed scale e.g. weight in inches, weight in grammes

Question 4

quantitative data

Answer 4

numerical data

Question 5

qualitative data

Answer 5

written data

Question 6

primary data

Answer 6

are data collected by the researcher for a specific purpose directly from a source (a participant)

Question 7

secondary data

Answer 7

data that’s been collected by other researchers, are then used by psychologists