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Steps in Quanitative Data Analysis |
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1. Coding data- Systematically making data into a spreadsheet on a comp.
2. Entering data- Each case in a row, variables in colums, complete record of case
3. Cleaning data- Checking accuracy of coding for data entry.
4. "Looking at the Data"- Graphing to see change
5. Describe data- Frequency, Frequency distrubution |
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| # of times a given value occurs for that total number of cases |
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Organization of raw data that displays the number of values on a variable for all the cases.
X- Axis- Response catagories or classes
Y- Axis- Frequency |
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| Measures of Central Tendency |
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-Used with interval tendency
-Mean, Median, Mode |
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| -The middle point of ordinal, interval or ration data |
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| -The arithmatic average used with ordinal, interval or ratio levels |
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| -An average distance of each score from the mean. |
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| -Identify the relationship between two varibles that may exist |
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| -Graph on which the values of two variables at the interval or ratio level are displayed for each case. |
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| -Two variables are associated (related) statistically |
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| - No relationship/ completely random |
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| Scattergrams have bivariate relationships that can be.... |
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- Independent (No relationship)
-Linear (Forming a straight line)
-Curvilinear (U or S curve)
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Positive- X increases Y increases
Negative- X decreases Y decreases |
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-Cross tabulation of two variables
- Cross tabulation or contigency table is formed by tabulating 2 or more variables. |
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