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Name: Sampling and Data: Data
ID: m16005
Language: English (en)
Summary: This module introduces the concepts of qualitative data, quantitative continuous data, and quantitative discrete data as used in statistics. Sample problems are included.
Subject: Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords: Continuous, Counting, Data, Discrete, Measuring, Qualitative, Quantitative, Statistics
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
Authors: Susan Dean (susanldean45@gmail.com), Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D. (illowskybarbara@deanza.edu)
Copyright Holders: Maxfield Foundation (cnx@cnx.org)
Maintainers: Susan Dean (susanldean45@gmail.com), Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D. (illowskybarbara@deanza.edu), Connexions (cnx@cnx.org)
Latest version: 1.16 (history)
First publication date: Apr 9, 2008 1:23 pm -0500
Last revision to module: Mar 24, 2013 11:54 pm -0500

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Version History

Version: 1.16 Mar 24, 2013 11:54 pm -0500 by Susan Dean
Changes: 
Module: Sampling and Data: Data: Added information about qualitative data and added the graphs to display the data.
Version: 1.15 May 17, 2012 8:41 pm -0500 by Susan Dean
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Sampling and Data: Data: Updated language
Version: 1.14 Jul 22, 2011 10:48 pm -0500 by Susan Dean
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Sampling and Data: Data: Rdited glossary item "data."
Version: 1.13 Mar 9, 2010 10:15 am -0600 by Susan Dean
Changes: 
 Module: Sampling and Data: Data:  Added "Data" after "Quantitative" in the glossary items.
Version: 1.12 Feb 18, 2009 9:43 pm -0600 by Susan Dean
Changes: 
 Sampling and Data: Data:  Updated glossary items.
Version: 1.11 Oct 27, 2008 7:59 pm -0500 by James Cooper
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roles updated
Version: 1.10 Aug 20, 2008 11:17 am -0500 by Jonathan Emmons
Changes: 
Corrected errors (see m17360 for details)
Version: 1.9 Jul 16, 2008 12:09 pm -0500 by Connexions
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fixed math
Version: 1.8 Jul 14, 2008 11:12 am -0500 by Connexions
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Image Review
Version: 1.7 Jul 8, 2008 8:41 pm -0500 by Connexions
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post review edits
Version: 1.6 Jul 3, 2008 11:33 am -0500 by Connexions
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post review updates
Version: 1.5 Jun 26, 2008 4:54 pm -0500 by Jonathan Emmons
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Roles changed
Version: 1.4 May 22, 2008 9:48 am -0500 by Uchenna Anyikam
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Fixed Glossary
Version: 1.3 Apr 29, 2008 2:20 pm -0500 by Jonathan Emmons
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Updated metadata
Version: 1.2 Apr 22, 2008 10:56 am -0500 by Uchenna Anyikam
Changes: 
Cnxorg added as maintainer
Version: 1.1 Apr 18, 2008 4:20 pm -0500 by Uchenna Anyikam
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