Quantitative

Quantitative

1. Analysing Numbers

   • Crudely speaking
   • Statistical analysis
     • Dealing with one variable
       • Descriptive statistics
     • links between two or more
       • Inferential statistcis
         • generally gets better marks
         • More complexity

2. Symbols

   • Mathematical signs as symbols
   • letters from Greek or English alphabet in italic font
   • Provide a glossary in preliminary pages
   • Ho and H1 denote Null and alternative hypothesis

3. Charts

   • Visual representation of summarised data sets
   • easy to digest
   • Most popular
     • Frequency histograms
     • Line diagrams
     • Pie charts
     • Scatter diagrams
   • Can be too much if used often

4. Tables

   • May more succinctly summarise data

5. Calculations

   • Manually
   • Software
     • SPSS
     • PASW 18
     • Minitab