Chapter 1 Flashcards
Statistics
Collect
Organize
Analyze
Interpret
Nominal
Name/category
Ordinal
Order/rating
Interval
Order the data, and take the difference
Ratio
Order the data Take the difference Ratio Absolute zero Highest level
Every member has an equal chance of being selected
Simple random
Divide population into levels and pick some from each level
Stratified
Divide into groups and select -location
Cluster
Assign each member a number and pick ever nth
Systematic
Pick available people
Convenience
A subset of the population- random stratified cluster
Sampling
Entire population
Census
Use of a model
Simulation
No treatment given
Observational study
2 groups- treatment given to one group / no treatment to the other
Experiment
When someone believes they are receiving treatment but they aren’t
Placebo affect
Neither the individual or the observers know who is receiving treatment
Double blind