A5.2 Tje Considerations To Make When Selecting A Range Of Ways To Collect And Record Information And Data Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
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What is quantitative data?
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Includes measurements such as length, height, age, time or mass. It can either be discrete or continuous
2
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What is discrete data?
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Means something that you can count, such as numbers of patients. It includes whole numbers
3
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What is continuous data?
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Something that can be measured eg weight, height.
4
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What is qualitative data?
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usually text based, descriptive for example patient medical history, date of birth
5
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What are ways to present data?
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- tables
-graphs and charts - scatter graph
- line graph
- bar charts and histograms
- pie charts
