qualitative data Answer - descriptive, observable, you can see/hear it
example of qualitative data Answer - gender, race/ethnicity, education level
quantitative data Answer - numerical; measure of something
example of numerical data Answer - age, income, date of birth
numerical discrete data Answer - specific value; whole numbers
example of numerical discrete data Answer - number of students in a class
numerical continuous data Answer - value within a range; doesn't have to be a
range
example of numerical continuous data Answer - grades, weight, height
categorical data Answer - labels or names used to identify categories of like
items
binomial categorical data Answer - choice between two
, example of binomial categorical data Answer - true/false, yes/no
nominal categorical data Answer - no implicit rank or order
example of nominal categorical data Answer - eye color, city name
ordinal categorical data Answer - implicit rank or order
example of ordinal categorical data Answer - education level, level of
agreement
primary prevention Answer - efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever
occurring
example of primary prevention Answer - washing hands; healthy eating
secondary prevention Answer - risk factors present; action starts to get taken
example of secondary prevention Answer - mammograms; quarantine
tertiary prevention Answer - already had the bad outcome, now in
rehabilitation
example of tertiary prevention Answer - chemotherapy
global information system (GIS) Answer - computer-based tools used to
visualize, analyze, and interpret geographic data