BIOSTAT CHAP 10

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a subfield of statistics that focuses on the analysis, interpretation, and application of quantitative data in biological, medical and public health research

biostatistics

it plays a vital role in addressing various health related question, including the efficacy of treatment, understanding the risk factors for disease, and determining the effectiveness of public health interventions

biostatistics

combines mathematical and statistical concept with knowledge of the biological science to enhance our understanding of human health and inform decision making in healthcare

biostatistics

a fundamental concept of biostatistics that quantifies the likelihood of observing a particula outcome or event

probability

used to draw conclusions about a population based on a sample data

inferential statistics

refers to the process of gathering numerical information

collection of data

refers to the activity of describing the properties or behavior of data of the possible correlation of different qualities or variables

analysis of data

it has to be made based on the preliminary activities and other ststistical methods

interpretation

areas of statistics

descriptive statistics, inferential statistics

refers to the field of statistics that includes the methods of collecting, classifying, graphing, and averaging data with the objective of simply describing the properties or characteristics of the data at hand

descriptive statistics

demands somewhat higher degree of critical judgment and advanced mathematical models

inferential statistics

refers to the totality of all objects under study

population

refers to the method of getting a small part of the population

sampling

The measures of the population

parameters

that small part that serves as the representative of the population

sample

two types of variables or data

qualitative variable, quantitative variable

represent differences in quantity, character, or kind but not in amount

qualitative variables

are numeric in nature and can be ordered or ranked

quantitative variable

classification of quantitative variable

discrete variable, continous variable

a variable whose values can be counted using integral value

discrete variable

a variable that can assume any numerical value over an interval or intervals

continous variable

This field is concerned with drawing conclusions or generalizations from organized data

inferential statistics

four level of scales of measurement

nominal data, ordinal data, interval scales, ratio data

the varies of the plant we should grow and the best combinations, fertilizers, pesticides, and densities

agriculture

research and experimentation in life processes of plants and animals to promote growth or prolong life

biology

production, distribution, sale merchandise, auditing and accounting procedures

business

composition, distribution, growth of human populations, birth, death, immigration rates, social economic standing of the population

demography

production, resources, trade, labor force, consumers, and procedure responses to products and changes in prices, advertising system and distribution

economics

teaching-learning process, measurement and evaluation, educational studies enrollment, management and finance

education

design and test performance, quality contro

engineering

the increase of birth defects and death toll near nuclear power plants

environmental studies

taxes and wages, materials & resources, movement of population, election

government

public health programs, hospitalization, problems of medical care, occurrence, and cost, disease, accidents, and handicap

health

causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of communicable and non-communicable diseases

medicine

probability's statistical theories and method

research and statistics

social system and social welfare, behavior patterns of groups of people

social science

points made out of so many attempts from the field of foul from the line such as basketball, footbal

sports

use numbers for the purpose of identifying name or membership in a group or category

nominal data

connote ranking or inequalitie

ordinal data

indicate an actual amount and there is equal unit of measurement separating each score, specifically equal intervals

interval scales

are similar to interval data, but has an absolute zero and multiplies are meaningful

ratio data

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