Chapter 2 Flashcards
(17 cards)
Context
Provides data values (Who, What, When, Where, Why)
Data
Systematically recorded information, numbers, or labels, with context
Data Table
An arrangement of data in which each row represents a case and column represents a variable
Case
An individual about whom or which we have data
Variable
Holds, information about the same characteristics for many cases
Categorical Variable
Variable that names categories (with words/ numerals)
Quantitative Variable
Variable in which the numbers act as numerical values. It always have units
Units
Quantity / amount adopted as a standard of measurement
Individual
Whom we record some characteristics
Respondents
Individuals who answer a survey
Subjects / Participants
People on whom we experiment
Records
Rows
Experimental units
Websites & Other inanimate subjects
Ordinal
Scale (1-5)
Who and What
To analyze
When and Where
of data
How and Why
Data was collected
