Data - Answer "Things" about information that can be collected and analyzed, such as people,
ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
numerical info, geographical areas ect.
ty ty ty ty ty
Data Set - Answer Arranged collection of information that contains the various categories of data
ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
collected for a specific study.
ty ty ty ty ty
Statistics - Answer The science of data. It involves collecting, classifying, summarizing, organizing,
ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
analyzing, and interpreting information.
ty ty ty ty
Element of a data set - Answer The individual & unique entry in a data set about which data has
ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
been collected, analyzed, and presented in the same manner.
ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
Variable - Answer A particular, measurable attribute that the researcher believes is needed to
ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
describe the element in their study.
ty ty ty ty ty ty
Observation - Answer All the information collected for each element in a study.
ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
Qualitative Data - Answer Describes something about the element. Data that cannot be measured
ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
on a numerical scale - they can only be classified into one of a group of categories.
ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
Quantitative Data - Answer Data that answers the question of how much or how many, is always
ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
numerical.
ty
Key Difference between Quantitative & Qualitative Data - Answer Is that mathematical operations
ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
only make sense when performed on quantitative data.
ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty