qualitative revision Flashcards
independent varibale
the one we manipulate
dependent variable
the one we hypothesise about what we measure
nominal data
variables with different values.
(eg: green eyes)
yes and no
ordinal data
data can be ordered in a scale (1st/2nd/3rd)
interval data
set in stone values (IQ)
sampling
portion of the population
population
a group of persons that have a common characteristic
what sampling method do you use to represent a population
random sampling
in reality what samplin is done
take whoever volunteers
to test a hypothesis what 2 things do we need to compare
pre v post group
treatment v control group
independent mesures
two sperate group
paired meaure
one group measured twice
central tendency
mean
median
mode
measires of varience
standard deviation
histograms
standard error
normal distribution
positive up the ladder to slide
negative walk up the slide
probability
0-1 scale
0-100%
p=0.50
what does p = 0.05
5% chance of something happening
what do journal articles report at
less than 5 p<0.05
what do we use inferentual statistics for
-objectively interpret data
-make inferences about popualtion
-draw conclusions
what is a null hypothesis
no difference in the population
any numerical difference is by chance
what is the highest p value we reject
alpha - 0.05
examples of ratio variables
weight/height/vo2max
what is validity
the study measures what you actually tend to measure
how do we measure varience
standard deviation