written horizontally with each number place representing that the number value has exceeded the value of the number place to the right. The Mayans or Mesoamericans used a twenty based number system that is written vertically. According to the Mayans numerical system one dot is equal to one and instead of writing five dots for the number five a line replaces the dots. As you continue to count you place dots six through nine above the line that equals five. This repeats with dots sixteenth to nineteenth
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upon exiting the campus bookstore during the first week of classes: a. Amount of time spent shopping in the bookstore Answer: Numerical; Continuous variables because the answer represent quantities. The response arises from a measuring process b. Number of textbooks purchased Answer: Numerical; discrete variables because the answer represent quantities. The numerical values that from a counting process. c. Academic major Answer: Categorical because the values only be placed into categories
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QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS APPROACHES TO QUALITATIVE DATA: WHY‚ WHEN AND HOW - Savitri Abeyasekera Statistical Services Centre‚ University of Reading‚ P.O. Box 240‚ Harry Pitt Building‚ Whiteknights Rd.‚ Reading RG6 6FN‚ UK. Phone 0118 931 8459‚ e-mail s.abeyasekera@rdg.ac.uk 1. Introduction In many research studies involving the use of participatory tools‚ much of the information gathered is of a qualitative nature. Some of this will contribute to addressing specific research questions‚ while
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Lovely Professional University‚ Punjab Course Code Course Title Course Planner Lectures CHE883 ENVIRONMENT CHEMISTRY 15316::Pushp Lata Course Category Tutorials Practicals Credits Courses with numerical and conceptual focus 3.0 0.0 0.0 TextBooks Sr No Title Author T-1 Environmental Chemistry Edition Year Publisher Name Colin Baird‚ Michael Cann 4th 2008 W.H. Freeman and company Reference Books Sr No Title Author Edition
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AJ DAVIS is a department store chain‚ which has many credit customers and wants to find out more information about these customers. A sample of 50 credit customers is selected with data collected on the following five variables: LOCATION (Rural‚ Urban‚ Suburban) INCOME (in $1‚000’s – be careful with this) SIZE (Household Size‚ meaning number of people living in the household) YEARS (the number of years that the customer has lived in the current location) CREDIT BALANCE (the customers current
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analyzing numerical data in large quantities‚ especially for the purpose of inferring proportions in a whole from those in a representative sample. According to Merriam-Webster statistics is “a branch of mathematics dealing with collection‚ analysis‚ interpretation and presentation of masses of numerical data.” There are different types of statistical data – numerical‚ categorical‚ and ordinal. Numerical data can be broken out into two groups: Discrete Data and Continuous Data. Numerical data covers
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Chapter 5- GLOBAL COMPANY PROFILE: Regal Marine world’s 3rd largest boat manufacturer; Regal uses CAD computer aided design; Regal uses JIT inventory to deliver parts as needed. GOODS & SERVICES SELECTION: The good or service provided is basis for an organization’s existence and the key to success; To maximize success‚ companies focus and concentrate on few products; Companies must look constantly for new products to design; Product Decision- to develop‚ implement a product strategy that meets
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quantitative (numerical) data. Distinguish between discrete and continuous numerical data. Identify the various scales of measuring data – nominal‚ ordinal‚ interval and ratio.. Implications of data types and measurement scales for statistical analysis. Reading Assignments Textbook – Chapters 1.1‚ 1.2‚ 1.3‚ 1.4‚ 1.5‚ 1.6 and 1.7. Dr. Raphael Djabatey 2 1 DATA TYPES DATA Type Measurement Categorical (Qualitative) Nominal Numerical (Quantitative)
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material. Qualitative research is the collection of information about things and objects. For instance interviews‚ pictures and items would be items collected during qualitative research. Quantitative research involves the collection and analysis of numerical information that has been researched and collected. This type of research is best at the onset of a research product. It can help steer a research product in a specific direction‚ and its results are given in spoken word or in the form of images
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Organisation 1. Social inventions of groups of people working to achieve their goals 2. Goal Accomplishment- Individual assembled to achieve goals that cannot be done by one man alone 3. Group Effort-- By combining as a team‚ they can thus work efficiently to achieve goals What is Organizational Behavior? Attitudes and behaviors of individual and group in organizations. Involves systematic study of these attitudes and behaviors‚ and should be of interest to all students of management
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