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Qualitative Data Analysis
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Sociology
Undergraduate 3
03/28/2011

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Steps in Quanitative Data Analysis

Definition

1. Coding data- Systematically making data into a spreadsheet on a comp.

2. Entering data-  Each case in a row, variables in colums, complete record of case

3. Cleaning data- Checking accuracy of coding for data entry.

4. "Looking at the Data"- Graphing to see change

5. Describe data- Frequency, Frequency distrubution

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Frequency

Definition
# of times a given value occurs for that total number of cases
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Frequency Distrubution

Definition

Organization of raw data that displays the number of values on a variable for all the cases.

 

X- Axis- Response catagories or classes

Y- Axis- Frequency

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Percentages
Definition
-Used within nomial data
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Measures of Central Tendency
Definition

-Used with interval tendency

-Mean, Median, Mode

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Median
Definition
-The middle point of ordinal, interval or ration data
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Mean
Definition
-The arithmatic average used with ordinal, interval or ratio levels
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Standard Deviation
Definition
-An average distance of each score from the mean.
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Bivariate Statistics
Definition
-Identify the relationship between two varibles that may exist
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Scattergrams
Definition
-Graph on which the values of two variables at the interval or ratio level are displayed for each case.
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Covaition
Definition
-Two variables are associated (related) statistically
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Independence
Definition
- No relationship/ completely random
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Scattergrams have bivariate relationships that can be....
Definition

- Independent (No relationship)

-Linear (Forming a straight line)

-Curvilinear (U or S curve)

 

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Direction of Data Lines
Definition

Positive- X increases Y increases

Negative- X decreases Y decreases

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Bivariate Table
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-Cross tabulation of two variables

- Cross tabulation or contigency table is formed by tabulating 2 or more variables.

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