Types of Data Flashcards
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Quantitative Data
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Data that can be assigned with numbers. Numerical data. Number of each result.
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Qualitative Data
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Based on thoughts or feelings. Can’t be measured.
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Primary Data
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Data that is directly obtained by the researcher.
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Secondary Data
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Data that has already been collected not for necessarily the purpose of study and is being reused by the researcher for the study.
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Meta-analysis
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Information collected by the researcher depends on what they’re studying. A methodology that only uses secondary data. Gathering data on one topic/area of Psychology which is then used to come to a conclusion to do with the topic they’re studying.