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epidemology

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epidemiologic research focuses on   possible asoication  
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Independent variables   variables set/determined by investigator  
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dependent variables   the effects that depend upon the independent variables  
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Qualitative   description, word not number  
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Quantitaive   use rigid, continuous measurement scale  
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the order of different type of data (from low to high)   nominal ==> binary (dichotomous) ==>ordinal (ranked) ==> continuous (dimensional) ==> ratio  
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Which three types of data are discrete data   nominal, binary, ordinal  
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can lower order data be expanded into high order date?   No. Only the higher order data contains more information cn collapsed into lower order data  
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the importance of statistic in clinical setting   it helps us predict what might happen in the future of our patients  
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normal distribution   the trendline of population data which exhibit "bell-shaped"  
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example of non-parametric data   nominal, binary (dichotomous), ordinal  
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Parametric data   data that can be easily described by "mean, mode and median"  
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parameter   data that are characteristics of that population that help to describe or define the population  
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pencentiles   percentage of observation below the indicated point when all the observations are ranked in descending order. Mean = 50th percentile  
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a measure of dispersion, lowest to highest value   range  
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measure of variability of data about the mean (sum of squared deviation from the mean)   variance  
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square root of variance-a smaller number used to describe the amount of "spread" in the frquency distribution   standard deviation (SD)  
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horizontal stretching of a frequency distribution to one side or the other ==> create a long, "thin" tail of the data distribution   Skewness  
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Vertical stretching or flattening of the frequency distribution   Kurtosis  
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type of hypothesis testing which proceed form general to specific   Deductive  
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Type of hypothesis testing proceeds from the specific to the general   Inductive  
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: there is statistically significant difference between 2 groups   alternative hypothesis  
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: there is statistically significant difference between 2 groups   null hypothesis  
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is the probably of incorrectly reject H0 when it is actually correct.   alpha  
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the probably of incorrectly “fail to reject” (accept) H0 when it is actually incorrect   beta  
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: the probably that 2 group are different with respect to the data measurement   p value  
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what is p-value when we say the difference is statistical significant   p<0.05  
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what is p-value when we say the difference is statistical insignifciant   p>=0.05  
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alpha is what type of error   Type I error  
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Beta is what type of error   Type II error  
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what is the conventional value for alpha   0.005  
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what is the formula for statistic power   1-beta  
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how do we calculate 95% Confidence interval (CI)   mean+/- (1.96 x Standard error)  
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what can we say about two population if 95% CI does not overlap for the populations   we can be "95% certain" that 2 populations are difference.  
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What can we say about 2 population if 95% CI does overlap   we are not 95% certain that the populations are different. Therefore there is no statistically significant different between the outcomes of 2 populations  
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What does 95% CI tell us about a data   the interval of data that include 95% of data measure  
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if value 1 fall in the 95% CI of RR, what is the conclusion?   there is no statistically significant difference in 2 population  
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If value =1 does not fall in the 95% of RR, what is the conclusion about 2 population?   there is Statistically significant difference between 2 populations  
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When RR =1, what does it tell us about the 2 populations?   RR=1, Risk 1 = Risk 2, no difference between 2 population  
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