S2W11 Types of data and how to describe them - DS 0.0 / 5 ? OtherData and statisticsUniversityNone Created by: Tino MurondaCreated on: 17-05-21 15:50 What is standard deviation? Average distance of data points from the mean Square root of the variance 1 of 8 What is variance? How far a data set is spread out The average of the squared differences from the mean 2 of 8 What is quantitative data? Numerical data 3 of 8 What is qualitative data? Non-numerical data Can be observed and recorded 4 of 8 What are continous variables? Numbers with infinite possibilities 5 of 8 What are categorical variables? Numbers that assign participants to groups. Nominal and ordinal variables 6 of 8 What are discrete variables? Numbers with limited possibilities e.g. number of students 7 of 8 How do we describe categorical data? Compared between groups using a contingency table 8 of 8
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