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NUFT-355-CH13 QUANTITATIVE DATA EXAM
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NUFT-355-CH13 QUANTITATIVE DATA EXAMWhich type of statistics explains characteristics of variables found in a sample and
describes, summarizes, and synthesizes collected data?
a. Descriptive
b. Inferential
c. Explanatory
d. Intuitive
a. Descriptive
Inferential statistics involve the analysis of data as the basis for _____ related to the
phenomenon of interest.
a. descriptions
b. propositions
c. explanations
d. predictions
,d. predictions
Which type of statistics allows the researcher to draw conclusions about a population
based on a sample?
a. Descriptive
b. Inferential
c. Nonparametric
d. Mathematical
b. Inferential
Descriptive data is valuable to the nurse researcher in
a. summarizing data to identify salient features about a group of data.
b. calculating data.
c. determining reliability of data.
d. determining generalizable data only.
, a. summarizing data to identify salient features about a group of data.
Frequency is
a. the total number of variables under consideration.
b. the total number of studies completed.
c. how often a variable is found to occur.
d. how many steps it takes to analyze the data.
c. how often a variable is found to occur.
Frequencies can be represented as
a. grouped data ranked from low to high.
b. grouped data that must have at least three categories.
c. ungrouped data.
d. grouped or ungrouped data.
d. grouped or ungrouped data.
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