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nominal/categorial

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numbers are used to represent conditions - NOT quantitative - race, marital status

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ordinal

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values of variables are ranked - likert or pain scale

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ratio

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differences are measurable - quantitative - # of siblings, income

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operationalization

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how concepts are translated to variables - (concept: school - Different variables - years of schooling/highest degree achieved/bachelor’s degree or no)

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deductive coding

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codes developed in advance (quantitative)

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inductive coding

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codes found in transcripts (qualitative)

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secondary analysis

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analysis of data already collected

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advantages of secondary analysis

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large sample size, cost,

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disadvantages of secondary analysis

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can’t choose questions, little to no control of

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data scraping

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data of online behaviors

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quantitative content analysis

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study of what people produce - art, books, magazines

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descriptive statistics

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tell us about distribution of a variable

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central tendency

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gives quick picture of content of a variable - mean/median/mode

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proportion

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percentage of variable

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inferential statistics

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measure relationship between 2+ variables
knowing 1 variable helps us infer what the next one might be

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bivariate statistics

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measure relationship between 2 variables

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cross tab

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useful for calculating relationship between 2 variables when 1 of them is nominal/categorial

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negative correlation

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increase in variable 1 leads to decrease in variable 2

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positive correlation

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increase in variable 1 leads to increase in variable 2

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correlation coefficient

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measures relationship between 2 ratio level variables - between -1&1 - closer to 1 = correspond better to each other

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