{"id":18908,"date":"2023-03-09T10:29:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T10:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/video\/understanding-types-of-data\/"},"modified":"2023-03-09T10:29:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T10:29:07","slug":"understanding-types-of-data","status":"publish","type":"video","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/understanding-types-of-data","title":{"rendered":"Understanding types of data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Editage conducted a webinar on the topic \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/understanding-and-describing-data-distributions\">Describing and understanding data distributions<\/a>\u201d<b>\u00a0<\/b>on February 28. Dr Jacob Wickham, Managing Editor of the journal Integrative Zoology and Assistant Professor at the Institute of Zoology in the Chinese Academy of Sciences, provided expert insights on the importance of data distribution in statistical analysis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">This video features Dr Jacob Wickham explaining the concepts of nominal and ordinal scales of data. In just a few minutes, viewers can gain a better understanding of these fundamental concepts in data analysis. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in\"><i>Looking for expert advice from a biostatistician in conducting your next meta-analysis or research project? 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