Difference between revisions of "Data types"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
==Qualitative data== | ==Qualitative data== | ||
| − | ===Nominal | + | ===Nominal level of measurement=== |
| − | ===Ordinal | + | ===Ordinal level of measurement=== |
==Quantitative data== | ==Quantitative data== | ||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
===Continuous=== | ===Continuous=== | ||
| − | ====Interval | + | ====Interval level of measurement==== |
| − | ====Ratio | + | ====Ratio level of measurement==== |
[[Category:Veterinary Epidemiology - Introduction|B]] | [[Category:Veterinary Epidemiology - Introduction|B]] | ||
Revision as of 20:24, 10 December 2010
Epidemiological investigation requires a good understanding of different data types, as this will strongly influence data analysis and interpretation. Data can broadly be classified as qualitative and quantitative, as shown below. Within each of these groups, data types can be classified further.