Healthcare Research: Qualitative vs Quantitative Data
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Which type of data category is always categorical?

  • Ratio
  • Nominal (correct)
  • Interval
  • Ordinal

What type of data has equal intervals and an absolute zero?

  • Ordinal
  • Nominal
  • Ratio (correct)
  • Interval

What is the first phase of data analysis that involves producing mathematical summaries and graphs?

  • Inferential analysis
  • Data cleansing
  • Descriptive analysis (correct)
  • Predictive modeling

When do we use the SW test in statistical analysis of data?

<p>To identify the distribution of the data (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the level of measurement for the SHARE-FI scores?

<p>Interval (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which level of measurement is applicable to the SPPB scores?

<p>Ordinal (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the level of measurement for the patients' physical performance based on walking speed?

<p>Ratio (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which level of measurement is used to categorize patients as frail, pre-frail, or not frail using the SHARE-FI calculator?

<p>Nominal (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What level of measurement is employed for the SHARE variables approximating Fried's frailty definition?

<p>Nominal (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of data involves measurements, scorings, and counts?

<p>Numeric data (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of quantitative data mentioned in the text?

<p>Height and weight (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of data involves categories with no intrinsic order?

<p>Nominal data (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which outcome measure is categorized as rank/ordinal data due to the uncertainty of equi-distant levels?

<p>Borg Rate of Perceived Exertion (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when subscales in a composite score are added up and the total score is used?

<p>The data can be treated as interval (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of measurement refers to categories with equal intervals between the ranked categories?

<p>Interval level (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When can data be categorized as ratio according to the text?

<p>When there is an absolute zero (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which outcome measure is made up of some rank and some interval data, but is treated as interval data?

<p>Short Physical Performance Battery (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of nominal data?

<p>It involves only classification or category (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of data can be either interval or ratio and is referred to as continuous data?

<p>Scale data (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of ordinal data?

<p>It involves categories that are ranked or ordered (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of data involves categories that are ranked or ordered from least to most?

<p>Ordinal data (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does ordinal data involve, in terms of ranking and intervals?

<p>Ranked categories but not necessarily equal intervals between them (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'Types of data (levels of measurement)' section?

<p>To introduce different levels of measurement for data (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What task is associated with the section 'Introduction to data analysis, how to prepare for the data analysis'?

<p>Finding the primary outcome in a paper (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of the provided text, what does 'categorise as dependent and independent variables' refer to?

<p>Grouping variables based on their levels of measurement (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the section 'How to get to know the Data: Descriptive Statistics'?

<p>Summarizing data mathematically (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What task is associated with the section 'Reporting numerical summaries'?

<p>Completing a table from SPSS output (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of data has equal intervals and an absolute zero?

<p>Continuous data (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When do we use the SW test in statistical analysis of data?

<p>To check the normality of data (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the first phase of data analysis that involves producing mathematical summaries and graphs?

<p>Hypothesis testing (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

"What else is reported instead of the 95% CI?"

<p>Maximum value (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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