Elements of Clinical Study Design, Biostatistics & Research

Author(s): S.S. Patel and Aditya Patel

DOI: 10.2174/9789815123791123010005

Scales of Measurement, Descriptive Statistics & Data Presentation

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Abstract

SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.

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The scales of measurement could be numerical, nominal or ordinal. The measurement of data requires measurement of its central tendency and discussion. Such data can be presented, depending on its type & nature, in the form of tables & figures. The different types of descriptive statistics & the suitable form of presentation are discussed in this chapter. 

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