Types of Quantitative Data and Graphs

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What type of data includes information that cannot be measured or represented with numerical symbols?

Statistical data
Qualitative data (correct)
Quantitative data
Empirical data

Which one of the following is an example of qualitative data?

Emotions (correct)
Distance
Width
Time

What is the importance of forming arguments when analyzing qualitative data?

To confuse the audience
To explain the information (correct)
To hide the results
To entertain the readers

What is a key aspect of deductive arguments when analyzing data?

Their conclusions logically follow from their premises (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a crucial step a researcher should take when trying to explain qualitative or quantitative data?

Attempt to render hypotheses untrue (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a similarity between historians historians and detectives according to the text?

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What type of data is countable, finite, and non-negative?

Discrete data (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of data can be displayed using line graphs?

Continuous data (A) Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes quantitative data from qualitative data?

Quantitative data does not involve numerical values, qualitative does (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which method can be used to collect quantitative data for marketing purposes?

All of the above (D) Signup and view all the answers

What are some advantages of quantitative data?

Absence of bias (C) Signup and view all the answers

What type of graph should be used to represent continuous data?

Line graph (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is an essential characteristic of deductive arguments?

Their premises logically entail their conclusions if true (D) Signup and view all the answers

How do inductive arguments differ from deductive arguments?

They provide premises that support the conclusion (B) Signup and view all the answers

When analyzing data, why is it important for researchers to subscribe to falsificationism?

To attempt to render hypotheses or ideas untrue (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a major difference between qualitative and quantitative data?

Quantitative data can be represented with numerical symbols (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an element of qualitative data?

Opinions (B) Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important for researchers to form inferences toward the best explanation when analyzing data?

To strive for the most plausible explanation based on available data (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which approach should a researcher take to falsify possible explanations they have?

Rendering hypotheses or ideas untrue (C) Signup and view all the answers

What type of information is considered quantitative data?

Mass and width (D) Signup and view all the answers

How do deductive arguments contribute to the reliability of conclusions?

By logically entailing conclusions if premises are true (D) Signup and view all the answers