Survey

This survey shows that the sample was 65 nurses; however, there are no details about

how frequently the themes were iden

tified. For instance, we don't know if only one

person thought it was a lifelong dream or multiple participants. We also don't know if

they were only allowed to have one answer or multiple answers. In research it is

important to identify the level of measu

rement first, then apply the descriptive statistic

that is appropriate to that level of measurement.

The table below (Houser, 2018),

identifies the type of statistics that can be measured based on the level of

measurement. What was the level of measuremen

t used in this study question? Thanks

for sharing.

Levels of Measurement and Appropriate Summary Statistics

Level of

Measurement

Distributions

Averages

Dispersion

Shape

Nominal

Frequency

Percentage

Mode

Ordinal

Frequency

Percentage

Mode

Median

Range Max/Min

Interval/Ratio

Mode

Median

Mean

Range Max/Min

Standard Deviation

Variance

Skew

Kurtosis

References

Houser, J. (2018).

Nursing research: Reading, using, and creating evidence, (4th

ed.).

Jones & Bartlett Learning.

This survey shows that the sample was 65 nurses; however, there are no details about

how frequently the themes were identified. For instance, we don't know if only one

person thought it was a lifelong dream or multiple participants. We also don't know if

they were only allowed to have one answer or multiple answers. In research it is

important to identify the level of measurement first, then apply the descriptive statistic

that is appropriate to that level of measurement. The table below (Houser, 2018),

identifies the type of statistics that can be measured based on the level of

measurement. What was the level of measurement used in this study question? Thanks

for sharing.

Levels of Measurement and Appropriate Summary Statistics

Level of

Measurement

Distributions Averages Dispersion Shape

Nominal

Frequency

Percentage

Mode

Ordinal

Frequency

Percentage

Mode

Median

Range Max/Min

Interval/Ratio

Mode

Median

Mean

Range Max/Min

Standard Deviation

Variance

Skew

Kurtosis

References

Houser, J. (2018). Nursing research: Reading, using, and creating evidence, (4th

ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.