PSYC11H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Test Anxiety, Belmont Report, Interquartile Range
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Activities concerned with preparing data for analysis. Involves putting the information generated by research into a form that can be subjected to statistical analyses of one sort or another. Involves ensuring that records are kept and the data are stored in such a way that they can be referred to and used in the future. Rows: represent units of analysis or cases (e. g. individuals who have been interviewed) A column is assigned to each variables about with data has been collected. To construct a data matrix, 3 questions need be addressed: 1. Variables or columns of the matrix must be defined: 2. Unit of analysis in this particular study (definition of rows of the matrix: 3. How values on specific variables are defined (what values are used to represent different responses to each variable) Errors of generalization: often occur when the unit of analysis is not the same level as the unit to which we seek to generalize.
