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Sure I know this
We still doing this
100
Information in the form of numbers
What is Data
100
any trait that can change values from case to case
What is a variable
100
used to summarize or describe the distribution of a single barrier
What is descriptive statistics
100
statistics designed to help us understand the relationship between variables
What is measure of association
100
variable that can be subdivided infinitely
What is continuous variable
200
Diagram based on the thinking of Walter Wallace illustrating a useful concept of how any scientific enterprise grows and develops.
What is The Wheel of Science
200
causes
What is an independent variable
200
describe only one variable in the research study
What is univariate
200
the total collection of all cases
What is population
200
mathematical nature of variables
What is level of measurement
300
Where the Wheel of Science begins
What is Anywhere
300
effects or results
What is a dependent variable
300
describes the relationship between two variables
What is bivariate
300
using information from samples to generalize to a population
What is inferential statistics
300
non-numerical "scores" or categories
What is nominal
400
An explanation of relationships among phenomena
What is a theory
400
a statement about the relationship between variables
What is a hypothesis
400
describes the relationship between more than two variables
What is multivariate
400
carefully chosen subsets of a population
What is sample
400
scores or categories that can be ranked
What is ordinal
500
disciplined and careful inquires
What is research
500
mathematical techniques
What are statistics
500
using a few numbers to summarize many numbers
What is data reduction
500
variable that has a basic unit of measurement that cannot be subdivided
What is discrete variable
500
actual numbers that can be analyzed with all possible statistics
What is interval-ratio