Quantitative & Qualitative skills (AQA A Level Geography)

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  • What are the four types of data?

    The four types of data are nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio.

  • Define the term nominal data.

    Nominal data is categorical data used to classify or group information, where categories have no numerical or quantitative meaning.

  • True or False?

    Interval data includes a true zero point.

    False.

    Interval data does not include a true zero point. Ratio data includes a true zero point.

  • What does ordinal data mean?

    Ordinal data is a type of data that can be ordered or ranked into categories, but the intervals between categories may not be equal.

  • State the meaning of ratio data.

    Ratio data is the highest level of measurement that includes a true zero point, allowing for comprehensive analysis and all mathematical operations.

  • What is the Mann-Whitney U test?

    The Mann-Whitney U test is a nonparametric test used to compare two independent groups to determine if there is a significant difference between their distributions.

  • True or False?

    The Mann-Whitney U test requires normally distributed data.

    False.

    The Mann-Whitney U test makes no assumptions about the data being normally distributed.

  • Define the critical value in relation to the Mann-Whitney U test.

    The critical value in the Mann-Whitney U test is a threshold value used to determine if the test result is statistically significant at a given significance level.