CRM2303- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 38 pages long!)
12 Oct 2017
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To understand data analysis procedures for both qualitative and quantitative research designs. To understand the levels of measurement of variables and appreciate the relevance to statistical analysis. To understand the basic principles of statistical procedures for univariate analysis. To describe and calculate the common measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode, and standard deviation. To be able to explain the four different positions on how to best analyse qualitative data. Be able to illustrate some of the inherent problems with strict reliance on numbers, measures, and counts of statistics in general. Statistics are methods used to examine data collected during scientific inquiry. Statistics are basically tools used to help validate research findings using mathematics and quantitative data (pg. Statistics are the techniques used to describe, summarise, and interpret data. A basic understanding of mathematical operations is needed. Order of operations: parentheses are the first important symbol having a specific mathematical meaning.
