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Quantitative Data Analysis
Simply Explained Using SPSS

What is Data?

Data are a bunch of values of one or more variables. Data are the
collection of numbers or facts that is used as a basis for making
conclusions. Data are the raw facts and figures to be processed by
some methods to convert it into meaningful information.

What is Variable?

A variable is simply what is being observed or measured. Variables
can take one of a number of values. A variable is something that
value varies.

Example Variables:
1. Height of students

2. Age of particular group
3. Number of students in class

4. Marks / grade
5. Blood pressure measurement

6. Personality scores

7. Emotional intelligences measure
8. Students marks
9. Employee salary

10. Number of employee in an organization

Variable can be denoted by any letter (i.e., X or Y)

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