Research Results

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Research Results:

Scales of measurement: nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio

Determines what type of statistical test you would use

comparing group percentages:

yes or no situations

do males and females differs in liking of sports on tv

describe our data in terms of percentages

correlating individual scores:

Descriptive analysis:

measure of central tendency- provide an idea of how participants scored on average

mean:

mode: the most frequent score, the only measure appropriate if a nominal scale is used

median: score that divides in the middle- ordinal scale

variability:

what is happening in the distribution of the cores

report on the range- why was the highest and what was the lowest

standard deviation- small when most people have similar scores to the mean

larger when people lie further from the man value

Correlation

look at the data to determine the curve

if so, use a different correlation

partial correlation- third variable of what their social class is class effect rather than crowding

look at the r of crowding and performance and the other one