DatAna Flashcards

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What is the null hypothesis?

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→no statistically significant difference in the

relevant endpoint exists (or will be observed) between the groups

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What is the alternate hypothesis?

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→statistically significant difference

does exist between the groups

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What should the hypothesis detail?

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→key endpoint, dependent variable, or parameter is being measured
and compared between groups

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What is the p-value?

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→estimates the probability of the
difference observed between the groups occurring due to random variation in
the data if there was not any genuine difference between the groups

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What is p<a></a>

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→the difference is statistically significant → H0 rejected

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What is p>a?

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→the difference is not statistically significant → H0 retained

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What is a smaller alpha value more likely to result in?

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→result in a false positive as
very strong evidence of a statistically significant difference is required to
reject the null hypothesis

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What is a greater alpha value more likely to result in?

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→a false positive as
only weak evidence of a statistically significant difference is required to
reject the null hypothesis

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What is the unpaired t-test?

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→analyse the statistical significance of differences
between the means of two groups, where the data is parametric (normally
distributed) and samples are independent (unpaired)

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What variables can impact the p-value by t-test?

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→the magnitude of the difference between the mean values of the two groups,

→the standard deviation,

→ the number of samples in each group

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What is a two-tailed test?

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→assesses whether there is a statistically significant difference
between one group and another, regardless of whether it is an increase or a
decrease

→X being
different to Y

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What is a one-tailed test?

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→only assesses whether there is a statistically significant
increase/decrease between one group and another

→X being
greater than/less than Y

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When are non-parametric methods used?

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→evidence that the variable/data

in question is not normally distributed

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What is the Mann-Whitney U test?

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→non-parametric equivalent of the unpaired t-test used to assess whether
differences between two groups of independent samples are statistically
significant

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How is Mann-Whitney U test carried out?

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→assigning ranks to the data values
observed in the study

→estimating the probability of the ranks being
distributed between the two groups in the manner observed due to random
variation

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What is used to measure the central tendency for non-parametric data?

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→median rather than the mean which is used in parametric

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How can we determine whether data is parametric or non-parametric without a test?

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→the data (when expressed as a histogram) can be visually inspected to
subjectively judge whether the shape is approximately normal

→whether there is substantial kurtosis (flattening/peaking) or skewing
(asymmetry)

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How can we determine whether data is parametric or non-parametric with a test?

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→Shapiro-Wilks test

evaluates the null hypothesis that the data is not normally distributed

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How do we interpret the Shapiro-Wilks test?

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→If
the p-value calculated is less than the chosen alpha (threshold value,
e.g. 0.05) there is sufficient evidence to indicate that the data is non-
parametric, otherwise the data is assumed to be parametric due to there
being insufficient evidence to reject the null hypothesis

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Define paired data

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→Samples are dependent if each group contains the same samples; each
experimental condition involves the same set of participants

→eg. the same group of participants have their blood pressure
measured before and after taking a drug

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Define unpaired data

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→Samples are independent if each group contains different samples; each
experimental condition involves a different set of participants, animals, cells,

→E.g. one group of participants is treated with a drug, a different group of
participants is treated with placebo

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What type of test for paired and non-parametric data?

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→Wilcoxon Signed-Rank

23
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What type of test for unpaired and non-parametric data?

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→Mann-Whitney U test

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What can result if multiple t-test are conducted for multiple comparisons?

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→increased likelihood of type-1

errors (false positives)

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What test is used for multiple comparisons?
→ANOVA followed by post test
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What is a one-way ANOVA?
→test the null hypothesis that there are no | statistically significant differences between any of the groups
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When is a post test carried out?
→If the result of the ANOVA is statistically significant →o evaluate the statistical significance of specific combinations of pairwise comparisons
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What are the types of post-tests?
→Bonferroni →Dunnet →Turkey
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What is Bonferroni?
→used when the researcher wishes to select specific pairwise comparisons that do not a have particular pattern to them
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What is Dunnet's?
→used when there are multiple groups to be compared to | a control group
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What is Turkey's?
→when a study requires pairwise comparison of every | possible combination of groups
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What does the ANOVA test assume?
→independent samples and parametric | data
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What are the alternatives to ANOVA?
→ The Kruskal-Wallis test (or ‘Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA’) is used when data is non-parametric. ``` →A repeated measures ANOVA (rANOVA) is used to compare groups with dependent samples (paired data) and where data is parametric. ``` →The Friedman test is a non-parametric alternative to the rANOVA.
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When is a two-way ANOVA used?
→analyse studies investigating whether there is | interaction between multiple factors
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What does a two-way ANOVA examine?
→There are no statistically significant differences in the dependent variable between the groups based on factor 1 (e.g. there is no significant difference in the mean blood pressure of participants between drug-treated and control treated groups) →There are no statistically significant differences in the dependent variable between the groups based on factor 2 (e.g. there is no significant difference in the mean blood pressure of male participants and female participants) →There is no statistically significant interaction between factor 1 and factor 2 in relation to the dependent variable (e.g. there is no significant interaction between the effect of treatment on blood pressure and participant’s sex).
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What is an alternative to two-way ANOVA?
→Aligned Rank Transformation | →non-parametric data, rank based alternatives can be used
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What test is used for categorical data?
→Pearson’s chi-squared test
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What is the Pearson's chi-squared test?
→there is no statistically significant difference | between the frequency distribution of different outcomes for different groups
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What post tests can be used to compare specific pairs of groups or outcomes?
→Bonferroni correction
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What test is used for unpaired categorical data?
→McNemar’stest
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What is Fisher's test appropriate for?
→analysing 2x2 contingency tables (i.e. two groups of samples and two possible options for the categorical variable) and when sample size is low (n < 10)