Healthcare Research: Qualitative vs Quantitative Data

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Which type of data category is always categorical?

Nominal

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

Ratio

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

Descriptive analysis

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

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

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

<p>Interval</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which level of measurement is applicable to the SPPB scores?

<p>Ordinal</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Ratio</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Nominal</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

What type of data involves categories with no intrinsic order?

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

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

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

What is the main characteristic of nominal data?

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

What is a characteristic of ordinal data?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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