EDU2301: Key terminology in quantitative research

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Across
  1. 3. data that are used for labeling variables, without any quantitative value
  2. 5. in this sampling technique each member of a population has an equal probability of being chosen
  3. 8. the broad term for data that can be measured numerically
  4. 10. this group of sampling techniques is when researchers select units from a population that they are interested in studying
  5. 11. data that has zero value, such as income
  6. 12. major entity that is being analyzed in a study, such as someone, something or somewhere data is being collected from
  7. 13. data that can only take certain values, such as number of students in a class (you can’t have half a student)
  8. 14. data that is measured along a scale in which each position is equidistant from one another
  9. 15. in this sampling technique members from a larger population are selected according to a random starting point and a fixed, periodic interval
  10. 16. data that is set into some kind of order by their position on the scale
Down
  1. 1. process in which data, in both quantitative form (such as questionnaires results) or qualitative (such as interview transcripts) is categorised to facilitate analysis
  2. 2. this group of sampling techniques utilises some form of random selection
  3. 4. data will have infinite number of possible values within the selected range, such as height
  4. 6. something that can change, such as gender or age, and may be different between units
  5. 7. degree to which results of a study based on a sample can be said to represent the results that would be obtained from the entire population from which the sample was drawn
  6. 9. in this sampling technique participants are selected because of their availability or easy access
  7. 15. in this sampling technique participants are asked to assist researchers in identifying other potential subjects