Week 2 Flashcards
What is synoptic/comprehensive knowledege?
Knowledge gained through systematic investigation
What is Pragmatic knowledge
knowledge gained through practical experiences
What is Transactive/communicative knowledge
Knowledge gained through collective wisdom
what are the steps in the research process?
Planning, data collection, data analysis, and communication
What is the difference between description and prediction in data?
Description: data that is already there
Prediction: estimation of future characteristics or circumstances
What are the two types of observation? (data collection)
Visual perception (understanding visual information) and scientific observation (systematic perception)
What is an experimentation?
obtaining information from a controlled test. (less common
What is Abstraction
retaining information to reduce complexities
What is Validity and Reliability?
Validity: data claims what the data was supposed to claim
Reliability: consistency in results
What is spatial, quantitative, and qualitative data?
Spatial: location (WHERE?)
Quantitative: representation (WHO? WHAT?)
Qualitative: in-depth, exploratory (HOW? WHY?)
what is exploratory data analysis?
interactive analysis in which both number and visual summaries are shown
What is confirmatory data analysis?
data that is used to confirm or disconfirm the hypothesis.
What is the difference between qualitative data and quantitative data?
Qualitative data is text and quantitative data is numbers
What are the three types of communications?
Written, visual, and oral
What is the format of written communication?
Claim (because of)
Reason (based on)
Evidence
