Research/Data Flashcards
Multiple choice and open ended questions are examples of what type of data?
Nominal scales
Gender
Political preferences
Place of residence
examples of what kind of data?
Nominal scales
generally used to depict non-mathematical ideas such as frequency, satisfaction, happiness, a degree of pain, etc.
Ordinal scales
Very Unsatisfied – 1 Unsatisfied – 2 Neutral – 3 Satisfied – 4 Very Satisfied – 5
example of what kind of scale?
Ordinal
Temperature, time, and calandar years are examples of what type of scale/data?
Interval
Interval scale contains all the properties of the ordinal scale, in addition to which, it offers a calculation of the difference between variables. The main characteristic of this scale is the equidistant difference between objects.
provides the most detailed information as researchers and statisticians can calculate the central tendency using statistical techniques such as mean, median, mode
Ratio scale
Less than 50 kilograms 51- 70 kilograms 71- 90 kilograms 91-110 kilograms More than 110 kilograms
example of what kind of scale
ratio scale
the ability of a test to correctly identify patients with a disease.
Sensitivity:
the ability of a test to correctly identify people without the disease.
Specificity: