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Descriptive Statistics
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procedures that organize, summarize, and describe a set of data
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Inferential Statistics
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those results may be generalized to the larger population
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measures of central tendency
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mean, median, mode
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measures of variability
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standard deviation, range, variance
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correlation coefficients
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summarize the magnitude (strength) and direction (positive/negative)
Pearson product and Spearman |
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Comparative research (comparing)
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correlation: is it a relationship?
significance: is the difference b/w variables significant? or could it have occurred by chance? |
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Qualitative Research
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Characterized by use of text to document variables and inductive analysis of the collected info
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Type 1 error
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if we reject the null and reject the alternative
(saying it's true when it really isn't) |
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Type 2 error
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if we accept the null and reject the alternative
(saying it's not true, but it really is) |
