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</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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