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Quantitative & Qualitative

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Definition
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show Nominal Scale  
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Assignment of # or symbols identifying ordered relationships of some characteristic but having unspecified intervals.   show
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Assignment of # for purpose of identifying ordered relations of some characteristic. Can mathematically see differences between values on the scale. (ie. temperature)   show
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show Ratio Scale  
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nominal and sometimes ordinal   show
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interval or ratio   show
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show Discrete variable  
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Where any numaber value can change to another in a given moment (ie. interest rate)   show
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fixed value throughout time (ie. male or female)   show
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Basic tool for organizing data. Helps researcher "see" data. Easy to sort from lowest to highest values. Count # of occurances. Add % of occurrance for each score and cumulative frequency.   show
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Most frequent score in distribution. Can have more hatn one mode - b i-modal.   show
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sum of scores in distribution divided by number of scores.   show
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show Median  
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show Normal Distribution  
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Probability curve where a few high numbers pulls the mean to the right.   show
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show Skewed left  
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Difference between highest and lowest score   show
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Measure of how spread out a distribution is. Computed as average squared deviation of each number from its mean.   show
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Test viability of null hypothesis in light of experimental data. Depending on data, null hypothesis either will or will not be rejected as a viable possibility.   show
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Reverse of what experimenter actually believes;put forward to allow data to contradict it.   show
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show Research Hypothesis  
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Test statistic provides a measure of the amount of difference between the two frequency distributions.   show
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show Fiscal Impact Analysis  
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show Cost Benefit Analysis  
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show Location quotient  
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a technique sometimes used for forecasting land use, most often for forecasting changes in a set of urban areas or regions. (ie. employment and population are growing or declining)   show
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show shift-share analysis  
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show Economic Base analysis  
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quantifies the multiple economic effects resulting from a change in the final demand for a specific product or service.   show
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show Net Present Value  
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Frequency distribution of one variable when another is held fixed at each of the several levels.   show
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concerns a number of procedures concerned with comparing two averages.   show
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show Goals Achievement Matrix (GAM)  
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show Cost Effectiveness Analysis (CEA)  
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Compares community gains from project to what community must forego in order to achieve. Project with higher ratio that 1 provides more benefits than costs.   show
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show Cost Revenue Anslysis (CRA)  
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show PERT -Program evaluation and review technique  
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show Critical Path Programming  
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Determines whether project will generate sufficient revenues to defray public service costs.   show
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Industries that draw money into economy from outside its borders.   show
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show Non-basic Industries  
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show Export Ratio  
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show Input-Output modeling  
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show Retail Gravitational Law (by W.J. Reilly)  
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