Data Tables & Data

Data Tables & Data

1. Bkgd Info: During investigations, you make and record detailed observations and take measurements that are called data.

   • DATA?

2. Yes, data: measurements!

   • Remember the two categories of data from Sci. Method.?
     • QUALITATIVE and QUANTITATIVE
       • Descriptive recordings that involves characteristics that usually cannot be counted. (You can't count on them!)
       • Numerical recording obtained by counting or measuring. (You can count on these ;))
   • You can put them in data tables or arrange them from least to greatest. (-infinity to infinity)

3. What are DATA TABLES?

   • Oh, shaw, it is a method of organizing data.

4. Let's characterize them!

   • <-Data Tables have titles!
     • IV (Units) is always recorded in -> the 1st column
       • DV (Units) is <- ALWAYS recorded in the 2nd Column

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