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Quantitative Data Analysis
Simply Explained Using SPSS

Unit # 1

Data and Variables

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this unit, readers will be able to:

 Understand the basic about Data and Variables.

 Distinguish between dependent and independent

variables.

 Distinguish between categorical and quantitative data.

 Comprehend about the scale of measurement (nominal,
ordinal, interval, and ratio) with examples.

Statistics is the science of decision making. It helps to be a good
consumer of research. Statistics allows us to describe particular
characteristics of a set of data. Statistics is the process of collecting,
organizing, analyzing, interpreting, and inferring the data. Statistics
is the process to convert data into meaningful information for
decision makers. It also allows us to infer our findings to the general
population.

The Theory and Applications of Statistical Inferences 1