Rating Scales & Parametric and Non-Parametric

StatisticsSWRK5001

Dr. Anupam Kumar Verma,

Assistant Professor,

Department of Social Work,

Mahatma Gandhi Central University,

Motihari, Bihar– 848401.

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SWRK-5001Research Methodology

Unit- IV & VData Collection, Data Analysis & Report Writing

& Statistical Analysis

Topic

Rating Scales

&

Parametric and Non-Parametric Statistics

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Contents

•Measurement

•Measurement of Scale

•Stages in Data Analysis

•Statistical Analysis

•Parametric and Non-Parametric Statistics

•References

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References

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International Publishers, Wiley Eastern Limited. Second Revised Edition, PG. No. 1, 24-27.

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• Vickers, A.J. Parametric versus non-parametric statistics in the analysis of randomized trials

with non-normally distributed data. BMC Med Res Methodol 5, 35 (2005).

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• Websites- https://www.mymarketresearchmethods.com/types-of-data-nominal-ordinal-interval-

ratio/

• https://statisticsbyjim.com/hypothesis-testing/nonparametric-parametric-tests/

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