data handling

Question 1

quantitative data

Answer 1

numbers

Question 2

qualitative data

Answer 2

words

Question 3

evaluate quantitative data

Answer 3

• easy to analyse and draw conclusions
• lacks depth

Question 4

analyse qualitative data

Answer 4

• more depth and detail
• difficult to analyse and summarise
• researcher bias

Question 5

primary data

Answer 5

obtained first hand

Question 6

secondary data

Answer 6

data from other studies or government stats

Question 7

evaluate primary data

Answer 7

• suits the aims of the research
• takes time and effort

Question 8

evaluate secondary data

Answer 8

• easy and convenient to use
• may not be fit for what is investigated

Question 9

descriptive statistics

Answer 9

• range
• mean
• median
• mode

Question 10

range

Answer 10

spread of data, arrange data in order and subtract lowest from highest score

Question 11

mean

Answer 11

mathematical average, add up scores and divide by the number of scores

Question 12

median

Answer 12

middle value, data put in order from lowest to highest

Question 13

mode

Answer 13

most common scores

Question 14

find the mean, median, mode and range:
3,6,6,7,2,8,5,9,3,3,5,3,7,1

Answer 14

range - 8
mean - 4.9
median - 5.5
mode - 3

Question 15

evaluate mean median mode and range

Answer 15

range - easy to calculate, can be distorted by extreme scores
mean - uses all data so is the most sensitive measure, can be distorted by extreme values
median - not effected by extreme scores, less sensitive than the mean to variation in values
mode - very easy to calculate, can be unrepresentative