Module 2 Flashcards
value you get from observing from experiment or survey
Data
single measurement or observation
Datum
commonly called “raw score”
datum
Collection of measurements and observations
data set
Consist of non-numerical entries and are used to label
Qualitative data
it consists of numerical measurements or counts and can be quantified
quantitative data
it is a phenomenon whose value remains the same from person to person from time to time or from place to place
Constant
it is a phenomenon whose values or categories cannot be predicted with certainty
variables
different types of qualitative data
nominal and ordinal
types of quantitative data
discrete and continuous
qualitative only “classificatory scales” or “lables”
nominal
Numbers that are assigned to categories of any variable may be ranked
ordinal
unit of measurement is arbitrary there is no “true zero” point
interval
it has a “true zero” point, no negative values
ratio
what type of level of measurement is this?
what type of babies is born from January 2021 to August 2021
nominal
what type of level measurement is this?
grades of MLS students for quizzes inbio statistics
ordinal
it is firsthand or raw data
primary data
it is secondhand information already collected and recorded by any person other than the user for a purpose
secondary data
what are the different methods of data collection?
Survey method, observational study, experiment, registration method, and use of existing studies