Student Name: Kimberly Uzzle
Problem 1.
A categorical analysis is an analysis of qualitative variables or non-numerical values (Mirabella, 2011). There are three different types of variables used in categorical analysis according to Malcolm Campbell. The categories he lists are dichotomous, nominal, and ordinal (Campbell, 2016). Dichotomous variables only have two categories such as yes and no or true and false. Nominal and ordinal variables can have more than two categories. The difference between the two is one has no natural order present and the other does (Campbell, 2016). The textbook states that a nominal ordinal can have numerical values as well as non-numerical values as categories, but the values have no quantitative value (Mirabella, 2011).
The categorical analysis requested in the first assignment in the complete section has nominal values. This is true because there are more than two categories and the values have no natural
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The first table was titled Other Measures. It provided information on the sample size, minimum, maximum, first quartile, third quartile, given percentage, and value of percentile. These values are used to compute range and interquartile range in the measures of dispersion. The last table shows the mean plus or minus 1, 2, or 3 times the standard deviation and offers details on how many values fall within the ranges created by those calculations.
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Sam and Chellani are at the bar throwing back shots one after the other racing to see who could get a buzz first. So far they had guzzled down a whole bottle of whiskey and were now consuming vodka. Both of them hated vodka but It was the only way to break their year long tie. Sam threw up twice between the transition of alcoholic beverages, but Chellani remained unfazed. Grillby, the bartender, watched the two hardheads closely everytime they walked into the bar. If they were with friends, usually they would both drink one beer then turn to sweet tea later. When they arrived in matching t-shirts along with handfuls of cash, that meant Grillby needed to hide the whiskey. Grillby was the so called “referee” for the two and was also one of their
statistics. That being said, this is what Women’s Studies is for, though. Classes like this allow us
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Thematic analysis is espoused to be the foundational approach to qualitative analysis and methods (Saunders et al., 2016 as stated in Braun and Clarke, 2006: 78) and it is a useful method used to identify and analyse the order and patterns of qualitative data (Attride-Stirling, 2001). Qualitative research method depicts the correlation that exists between data and events, creating the pictorial representation of what one thinks a given data says (Saunders et al., 2016). They also opined that, qualitative data analysis is cogent, interactive and iterative. Also, Joana and Jill (2011) and Saunders et al (2016) postulate that, qualitative research brings meanings from words and images as opposed to numbers. However, despite its robustness and rigour of its application, it is skewed more to the interpretivist ideologies since researchers draw conclusion from participants and the hypothesis being forecasted (Joana and Jill, 2011; Saunders et al., 2016).
The final chapter of this book encourages people to be critical when taking in statistics. Someone taking a critical approach to statistics tries assessing statistics by asking questions and researching the origins of a statistic when that information is not provided. The book ends by encouraging readers to know the limitations of statistics and understand how statistics are
for dark, mysterious, and bizarre works of fiction. His works sometimes reflected his life experiences and hardships he tried to overcome. Examples of the troubles in his life include alcoholism, having his works rejected over and over, being broke, and losing his family, even his beloved wife to tuberculosis. There is no wonder why his works are so dark and evil, they were taken from his life. A theme is defined as the major or central idea of a work. Poe’s short story, “The Black Cat”, contains six major themes that are discussed in this paper. They include the home, violence, drugs and alcohol, freedom and confinement, justice and judgement, and transformation.
Pairman,S., Tracy, S., Thorogood, C., & Pincombe, J. (2013). Theoretical frameworks for midwifery practice. Midwifery: Preparation for practice.(2nd ed, pp. 313-336). Chatswood, N.S.W. : Elsevier Australia
of which will be used to find the mean, median, mode, range as well as
The standard deviation is a measure of dispersion reported with the mean. Measure of dispersion is a summary of the distribution around the measure of central tendency (Rubin & Babbie, 2014). For the purpose of this study, the central tendency utilized is the mode. In order to provide more information in regards to the variable of ethnicity and gender, the measure of dispersion is utilized, and in order to explain the measure of dispersion, standard deviation is utilized. Standard deviation is a descriptive statistic that explains how far away from the mode individual scores on average are located (Rubin & Babbie, 2014).
Descriptive summary, including frequency and descriptive, was used to screen the data set. Among basic statistics to use were mean, median, mode, sum, variance, range, minimum, maximum, skewness and kurtosis.
Gender as binary is when we use the classifications of two genders which are masculine and
Many humans own a cat. Cats are considered peaceful and content animals. Even though many people own a cat, millions enter animal shelters each year. How a cat is handled within a shelter depends on the cats’ heath, handling, and housing. Disposition depends on how socialized the cats are, although many shelters are required to determine how socialized and comfortable the cats are with humans before adoption. Shelters are very stressful for cats, and can result in cats behaving in uncharacteristic ways. Cats that are highly socialized and adoptable often display aggressive or fearful behaviour when under stress. High stress levels peak when the cats are confined to a small cage in a shelter or household. Cats in households are usually free-roaming cats; they experience hazardous encounters outdoors, which cause stress levels to peak. It is also hypothesised that cats within a multi-cat household are more stressed, because they have nowhere to hide or run when spatial dispersion is unavailable. When a cat is overly stressed out, the cat can exhibit behaviours which include, vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, and fever. Cats can also recognise the voices of their owners, which relates back to the 10,000-year history humans have with cats.
Bally, Alan, S. (1963) Econometric Policy Evaluation: A Critique , Journal of Business Economics, 863-88
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What is ideology? How can it help us understand media? Use academic literature to support your argument.