Types of Data Flashcards
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Qualitative Data
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Non numerical data expressed in words
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Quantitative data
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Numbers
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Meta - analysis
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A type of secondary data that involves combining data from a large number of studies. Calculation of effect size.
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Measures of central tendency
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The general term for any measure of the average value in a set of data
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Measures dispersion
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the general term for any measure of the spread or variation in a set of scores
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Standard Deviation
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A sophisticated measure of dispersion a set of scores. It tell us by how, on average, each score deviates from the mean.
Measure of the average spread around the mean. The larger the standard deviation, the more spread out the data is.
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