Stats

Quantative

Can be measured

Qualitiative

Can’t be measured

Discrete

Quantitative, has gaps or interruptions. (Only whole numbers). Counted. Cannot be divided

eg: no. Of patients in each hospital

Continuous

Does not posses gaps or interruptions. Can be fractions 1.55, 1.2 or whole numbers. Can be divided.

Eg: temperature, weight, time

Nominal

Qualitative, cannot be ordered

Ordinal

Qualitative, can be ordered

Interval

Quantitative. Does not have a true zero (0 doesn’t mean absence of it). Usually can be negative. Only allows addition or subtraction

Eg: temperature (Fahrenheit and celcius) , iq scores, time on a clock

Ratio

Quantitative. Has a true zero. Cannot be negative. Can be subtracted, added, multiplied and divided.

Eg: height, weight, distance, salary, age and temp in KELVIN

Histogram

Bar graph that displays freq distribution

Ogive

Bar graph that shows cumulative frequency (constantly goes up)