Module 1

Question 1

categorical data

Answer 1

nominal - grouped in unordered categories
ordinal - grouped in ordered categories (ranked)

Question 2

scale data

Answer 2

interval - no true 0
ratio - true 0

Question 3

data framing

Answer 3

when numbers or statistics are purposefully selected to best support an argument

Question 4

problem with variance

Answer 4

• units are squared so they’re not the same as the data
• value is higher than most differences between data points and the mean

Question 5

absolute number

Answer 5

raw number

Question 6

relative number

Answer 6

proportion or percentage, can exaggerate or minimize findings