UXB132 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Qualitative Property, Simple Random Sample, Sample Size Determination
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Synoptic /comprehensive - knowledge gained through systematic investigation. Pragmatic - knowledge - knowledge gained through practical experience (reflecting on how things are done in practice) Transactive / communicative - knowledge gained through collective wisdom (knowledge gained from conversations ie. a confrence meeting) Predicting based on past behaviour what the future characteristics or circumstances will be. The acquisition of information from observing (through visual perception) a primary source or phenomenon: experimentation. The acquisition of information from a test under controlled conditions where particular variables are manipulated: abstraction. The intended or unintended process of retaining or discarding information. Validity: degree to which the data measures what it claims to measure. Valid / not reliable --> sample has generally the same idea, but not the exact same idea. Not valid / reliable --> : sample had the wrong idea, but shared it. Not valid / not reliable --> sample didn"t agree with anything, any way off bard.
