Quantitative methods – session 3

[8th May 2007]

  • Inference
  • Experimental
  • Causal-comparative
  • Correlational

Statistical analysis:

  • 99% of certainty
  • 99% of true

You need to be sure what kind of data corrspond to each type of diagram:

  • Discrete
  • Categoric (Qualitative)
  • Continuous

Types of data:

  • Nominal
  • Ordinal
  • Ratio

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Sperman’s Rank Correlation Coeficient:  

P= 1 - 6?d2 /n(n2-1)

  • It is to be used with ordinal  data, but cn be used with ratio as well.
  • It is used to compare agreement/disagreement of data sets
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[Next week: SPSS]