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Which measure of central tendency is best suited for qualitative data?
Which measure of central tendency is best suited for qualitative data?
What is a demerit of calculating the median?
What is a demerit of calculating the median?
Which measure of central tendency can be calculated from a grouped frequency distribution?
Which measure of central tendency can be calculated from a grouped frequency distribution?
Which measure of variability measures how dispersed the data is in relation to the mean?
Which measure of variability measures how dispersed the data is in relation to the mean?
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What is another name for Quartile Deviation?
What is another name for Quartile Deviation?
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What does a low standard deviation indicate about the data?
What does a low standard deviation indicate about the data?
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What is another term for the statistical methods applied to biological problems?
What is another term for the statistical methods applied to biological problems?
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Which term means 'Biological Measurement or Measurement of Life'?
Which term means 'Biological Measurement or Measurement of Life'?
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What is the main purpose of using statistical tools in the field of Biostatistics?
What is the main purpose of using statistical tools in the field of Biostatistics?
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Which area is NOT typically associated with the application of Biostatistics?
Which area is NOT typically associated with the application of Biostatistics?
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In what field is the application of statistics known as Medical Statistics?
In what field is the application of statistics known as Medical Statistics?
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Which statistical method is used to determine the association between two variables in Biostatistics?
Which statistical method is used to determine the association between two variables in Biostatistics?
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What is the final step in the Statistical Method according to Croxton and Gowden?
What is the final step in the Statistical Method according to Croxton and Gowden?
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Which measure of central tendency is defined as the 'positional average'?
Which measure of central tendency is defined as the 'positional average'?
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What is a major merit of calculating the mean as a measure of central tendency?
What is a major merit of calculating the mean as a measure of central tendency?
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Which step in the Statistical Method focuses on determining measures like correlation and regression?
Which step in the Statistical Method focuses on determining measures like correlation and regression?
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What is a demerit associated with calculating the mean?
What is a demerit associated with calculating the mean?
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According to Croxton and Gowden, which characteristic does not apply to the mean as a measure of central tendency?
According to Croxton and Gowden, which characteristic does not apply to the mean as a measure of central tendency?
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In a Perfect Positive Correlation between two variables X and Y, what happens when there is a change in X?
In a Perfect Positive Correlation between two variables X and Y, what happens when there is a change in X?
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What type of correlation is concluded when the change in one variable has no effect on the other variable?
What type of correlation is concluded when the change in one variable has no effect on the other variable?
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When the value of a variable increases and the value of the other variable decreases, what type of correlation is exhibited?
When the value of a variable increases and the value of the other variable decreases, what type of correlation is exhibited?
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What characterizes Linear correlation between two variables?
What characterizes Linear correlation between two variables?
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In a Zero Correlation between two variables X and Y, what happens when there is a change in X?
In a Zero Correlation between two variables X and Y, what happens when there is a change in X?
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What does the coefficient of variation measure?
What does the coefficient of variation measure?
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How is correlation defined?
How is correlation defined?
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Which type of correlation involves the variables moving in the same direction?
Which type of correlation involves the variables moving in the same direction?
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What is a characteristic of Positive Correlation?
What is a characteristic of Positive Correlation?
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When is there a correlation between two variables?
When is there a correlation between two variables?
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What is Simple Correlation?
What is Simple Correlation?
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Study Notes
Measures of Central Tendency
- Mode is the best suited measure for qualitative data
- Median is a positional average, defined as the middle value of a dataset when it is arranged in order
- Mean is a measure of central tendency that can be calculated from a grouped frequency distribution
- A major merit of calculating the mean is that it takes into account every value in the dataset
- A demerit of calculating the mean is that it is sensitive to extreme values
Measures of Variability
- Standard deviation measures how dispersed the data is in relation to the mean
- A low standard deviation indicates that the data points are close to the mean
- Quartile Deviation is also known as Semi-Interquartile Range
- Coefficient of variation measures the ratio of standard deviation to the mean
Biostatistics
- Biostatistics is the application of statistical methods to biological problems
- Biometry is another term for 'Biological Measurement or Measurement of Life'
- The main purpose of using statistical tools in Biostatistics is to make informed decisions in medical and health-related fields
- Medicine is the field where the application of statistics is known as Medical Statistics
Statistical Methods
- Regression is a statistical method used to determine the association between two variables in Biostatistics
- The final step in the Statistical Method according to Croxton and Gowden is the interpretation of results
- The step in the Statistical Method that focuses on determining measures like correlation and regression is the analysis of data
Correlation
- Correlation is defined as the degree of association between two variables
- Positive Correlation involves the variables moving in the same direction
- A characteristic of Positive Correlation is that when one variable increases, the other variable also increases
- When the value of a variable increases and the value of the other variable decreases, it exhibits a Negative Correlation
- When the change in one variable has no effect on the other variable, it is a Zero Correlation
- In a Perfect Positive Correlation between two variables, when there is a change in X, Y also changes in the same direction
- Linear correlation between two variables is characterized by a straight-line relationship between them
- Simple Correlation is a type of correlation that involves only two variables
- There is a correlation between two variables when changes in one variable are associated with changes in the other variable
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Learn about how to calculate and understand the median, its merits, and demerits. Discover why it cannot be used for qualitative characteristics such as color of flowers or sweetness of fruits.
