types of data

Question 1

what are the 4 types of data?

Answer 1

•nominal
•ordinal
•interval
(ratio)

Question 2

what are the 4 types of data also known as?

Answer 2

the levels of measurement

Question 3

what is nominal data?

Answer 3

•named data, measures of frequency
•tally chart
•named categories are mutually exclusive- you can’t be in more than one
(male/ female, smoker/ non smoker)

Question 4

what is ordinal data?

Answer 4

•ranking or rating data
•self- report questionnaire, usually subjective (opinions)
•eg an essay being marked, olympic gold medalists (ranking), bake-off

Question 5

what is interval data?

Answer 5

•uses any standard unit of measurement
•there are equal spaces/ intervals between each unit
•objective data (like the lykert scale)
•no 0 point (IQ, temperature)
(ratio data has a 0 point- like height- but you don’t need to know that x)

Question 6

what is an independent groups design known as?

Answer 6

an unrelated design

Question 7

what are repeated measures and matched pairs known as?

Answer 7

related designs (because the groups are related to eachother)