RESEARCH SUPPORT - MATHS Flashcards
evaluate quantitative data
+objective
+quicker to analyse
- lacks depth - no matter how complex score system is they cannot acyurratley reflect complex human behaviour
evaluate qualitative data
+detailed
-subjcetivee interpretation
- longer to analyse
what is primary data?
collected by researcher
evaluate primary data
+research will fit the aim
-time consuming
what is secondary data?
data found by someone else - meta analysis
evaluate secondary data
+cost effective because dont have to conudct research
+time effective
- may not fully match aims
-cabt b certain on quality of data
what are the measures of central tendency
mean
mode
median
evalauate the mean
+accounts all data
-effected by extreme values
evaluate mode and meadian
not effected by extremes
doesnt consider all data
what are the measures of dispersion
range
standard deviation
evaluate range
+simple
-extreme values
evaluate SD
+not effected by extreme values
-complicated
what is sd
shows how far from the mean the majority of the data is. Shows the extent of variance and individual differeces
what does a small sd mean?
the data is consistent and has little variance/individual differences
template for interpreting mean in exam question
the mean score on average sugests….. the mean for … was which is higher/lower than the mean score for….. This means that on average …….
template for interpreting sd in exam question
the sd suggests the spread of data was more consistent for ….
this is because the sd for … was … which is lower than the sd for … which was … This means that ….. has more/less variance and individual differences.
describe a positivley skewed curve on a normal distrubtion
the hump is closer to origin
mode is High - always at the tip of the hum
median is centre
mean is Low
describe a negativley skewed normal distrubution curve
hump is on the right
mode is high - aT THE TOP OF THE HUMP
mean = centra
median = middle of them
describe bell shaped normal distrubution curve
symetrical
mode,meadian and mean are all in the cetnre (roiughly)
describe bell shaped normal distrubution curve
symetrical
mode,meadian and mean are all in the cetnre (roiughly)
what measure of design is related?
Matched pairs
Repeated measures
what measure of design is unrelated?
independent groups
what is nominal data?
pp put into categories
not everyone gets a score
most basic
what is ordinal data?
data can be ranked
each pp gets a score
subjective scale
distance between each value is not objective
what is interval/ratio data?
each pp gets a score
uses a specific established scale