Scientific Method Terminology Flashcards
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4 Research Method Steps
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Summarize, Organize, Interpret, Analyze…the data
2
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Quantitative Data
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Actual numbers
3
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Qualitative Data
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Other data such as age, gender, ethnicity
4
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Descriptive Data
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Charts, graphs
5
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Inferential Data
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Prediction, generalization
6
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Two types of Discrete Scales
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Normal and Ordinal
7
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Two Types of Continuous Scales
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Interval and Ratio
8
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2 scales
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Dichotomy
9
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3 Scales
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Trichotomy
10
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5 Types of Display Data
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Pie, Bar, Frequency, Polygram, Histogram
11
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Mean is the central tendency measuring the
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Average
12
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Mode is the central tendency measuring the
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Most frequent
13
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Median is the central tendency measuring the
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Exact middle
14
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Range is a variant measuring
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high-low
15
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Standard Deviation is the variant measuring
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The difference in variation
