Quantitative Flashcards
1
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Operationalising
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Definition of phenomenon in terms of the precise procedures taken to measure it
2
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An example of nominal
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A football player having a number on their shirt
3
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Example of ordinal
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1st 2nd 3rd in a race
4
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Normal distribution
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Scores are distributed symmetrically around the centre of the scores
5
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Quantitative data
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Quantitative data is data expressing a certain quantity, amount or range. Usually, there are measurement units associated with the data, e.g. metres
