DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS
TYPES OF DATA
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Qualitative Data
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Quantitative Data
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -There are three types of quantitative data, and each carries valuable information: discrete, continuous, and interval (as compared to ratio) data.
Detailed explanation-2: -As quantitative data are always numeric they can be ordered, added together, and the frequency of an observation can be counted. Therefore, all descriptive statistics can be calculated using quantitative data.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are four main types of Quantitative research: Descriptive, Correlational, Causal-Comparative/Quasi-Experimental, and Experimental Research. attempts to establish cause-effect relationships among the variables.
Detailed explanation-4: -Quantitative research has two types of data in statistics: discrete and continuous. Discrete data is quantitative data that has fixed numerical values incapable of breaking down into smaller parts. An example of discrete data would be the number of children a person has.
Detailed explanation-5: -As in quantitative research, numbers are used in qualitative research to establish the significance of a research project, to document what is known about a problem, and to describe a sample.