BIOSTATISTICS Flashcards
Science that deals with collection
organization of data, analysis of data, interpretation of data
Statistics
Applications of statistical methods to the life sciences like medicine and public health.
Biostatistics
Refers to tendency of a measurable characteristic to change from one individual or one setting to another.
Variation
The observed values of variable and or collection of observations
Data
A characteristic of population or sample that is of interest for us
Variable
Stimuli that researchers manipulate to create effect
Independent variable
Effect of the action of independent;
Responding behavior that a researcher wants to explain
Dependent variable
Is the act of studying or examining only a segment of the population to represent the whole.
Sampling
Refers to entire group of individuals or items of interest in the study
Collection of all elements under consideration in a statistical inquiry
Population
Is a subset of the population
Sample
TYPES OF POPULATION
group from which representative information is desired and to which interference will be made
Target population
TYPES OF POPULATION
population from which a sample will actually be taken
Sampling population
