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Table 2 Summary of the research methods used for data processing and their relations

From: Impacts of COVID-19 and social isolation on academic staff and students at universities: a cross-sectional study

Method

Usefulness

Relation to the others

Descriptive statistics

Provision of the information to be statistically processed on social-demographic issues

Analysis of trends and identification of socio-demographic differences

Inferential statistics

Provision of the information to be statistically processed on geographical distribution of responses

Assess significant differences among the geographical regions