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What is the primary purpose of data processing?
What is the primary purpose of data processing?
- To compute statistical measures and search for patterns
- To test hypotheses and draw conclusions
- To edit, code, classify and tabulate collected data (correct)
- To collect raw data from various sources
Which of the following is NOT a step in the process of data analysis?
Which of the following is NOT a step in the process of data analysis?
- Subjecting relationships to statistical tests
- Collecting raw data from primary sources (correct)
- Searching for patterns of relationships
- Computing measures of central tendency
What is the purpose of subjecting relationships to statistical tests of significance?
What is the purpose of subjecting relationships to statistical tests of significance?
- To determine the validity of conclusions drawn from the data (correct)
- To compute measures of central tendency
- To edit and code the collected data
- To identify patterns and trends in the data
Which level of measurement is used for categorizing variables like rock types or shapes?
Which level of measurement is used for categorizing variables like rock types or shapes?
What is the mode as a measure of central tendency?
What is the mode as a measure of central tendency?
Which level of measurement allows for ranking or ordering of data values?
Which level of measurement allows for ranking or ordering of data values?
What does 'mean' represent in statistics?
What does 'mean' represent in statistics?
Which data type involves naming categories without ranking them?
Which data type involves naming categories without ranking them?
In which data type are categories ranked but the differences between them are not necessarily equal?
In which data type are categories ranked but the differences between them are not necessarily equal?
Which data type involves precise ranking with equal intervals between categories?
Which data type involves precise ranking with equal intervals between categories?
What is the key feature of ordinal data?
What is the key feature of ordinal data?
Which data type involves numerical values with a true zero point?
Which data type involves numerical values with a true zero point?
