Explain the Impact of Databases on Businesses

question 51

Essay

Explain the impact of databases on businesses.

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Definitions:

One-Tailed Statistical Test

A hypothesis test that predicts the direction of the expected difference or relationship between variables.

Ratio Scale

A scale of measurement in which there is an absolute zero point, indicating an absence of the variable being measured. An implication is that ratios of numbers on the scale can be formed (generally, these are physical measures such as weight or timed measures such as duration or reaction time).

Ordinal Scale

A measurement scale that categorizes variables based upon their order or rank, without specifying the exact differences between ranks.

Direction of Difference

Describes whether the relationship between variables indicates a positive or negative association in statistical analysis.