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STATISTICS IN QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH - Coggle Diagram
STATISTICS IN QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
Statistics
Science and practice of developing human
knowledge through the use of empirical data
Inferential
Make inferences about the population,
based on a random sample
Descriptive
Describe the relationship between
variables.
Frequencies, means, standard deviation
Collecting, summarizing, and analyzing of data
Research Methods
Steps
1) Develop a research question
2) Conduct thorough literature review
3) Re-define research question--> hypothesis
4) Design research methodology/study
5) Create research proposal
6) Apply for funding
7) Apply for ethics approval
8) Collect and analyze data
9) Draw conclusions and relate findings
Type of questions
Descriptive
Inferential
Variables
Characteristic or phenomenon that can be
measured or classified
Levels of variables
Nominal/Categorical
Ordinal
Interval
Ratio
Similar to interval scale, but has true zero point
Equal distance between each interval
Data ordered, but distance between intervals not
always equal
Classified into categories and cannot be arranged in
any particular order
Types of variables
Independent
Dependent
Dependent on or
influenced by the independent variable.
The one that probably will influence the outcome measure