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M1 Flashcards

1
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the branch of applied statistics directed toward application in health sciences and biology

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Biostatistics

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underpins the methodologies used in
epidemiological investigations and research

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Biostatistics

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3
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The study of diseases in the population
The study of how disease spreads and can be controlled.

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Epidemiology

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a branch of medical science that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of diseases, the sum of the factors controlling the presence or absence of a disease or pathogen

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Epidemiology

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refers to the science dealing w/ the collection, organization, analysis and interpretation of numerical data

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Statistics

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6
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refers to the application of statistical methods to the life sciences like biology, medicine and public health.

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Biostatistics

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set of data or a mass of observations, like public health.
a. “plural” sense of stat
b. “singular’ sense of stat

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a. “plural” sense of stat

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the body of methods or techniques for the organization & analysis of collected information.
a. “plural” sense of stat
b. “singular’ sense of stat

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b. “singular’ sense of stat

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9
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data on vital events as to the number of birth, death & marriages

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Vital statistics

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10
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bookkeeping of humanity

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Vital statistics

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  1. legal use
  2. source material
  3. health units
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3 Important Uses of Vital Statistics

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  • school entrance

A.) birth registration
B.) death registration

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A.) birth registration

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  • employment

A.) birth registration
B.) death registration

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A.) birth registration

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  • securing driver’s license

A.) birth registration
B.) death registration

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A.) birth registration

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  • marriage license

A.) birth registration
B.) death registration

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A.) birth registration

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  • to enter military service

A.) birth registration
B.) death registration

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A.) birth registration

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17
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  • in claiming life insurance upon the death of the benefactor

A.) birth registration
B.) death registration

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B.) death registration

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  1. accidents
  2. suicides
  3. communicable disease control
  4. maternal and infant mortality
  5. occupational statistics
  6. value of periodic medical exam
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6 Special Uses of Vital Statistics

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19
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– logbook where data is written.

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Source Material

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20
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it contains data of birth & death registration for mortality & natality statistics.

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Source Material

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21
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refer to the health workers who take part in the administration of gov’t health programs

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Health Units

22
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it guides the epidemiologists in the combat of diseases

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Health Units

23
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they see to it that potable H2O supply is given to the public to minimize typhoid fever

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Health unit - Sanitarian

24
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attain the needs of the people by giving proper care & treatment

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Health unit - health worker

25
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it keeps information pertaining to health

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Health Statistics

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covers a wide variety of numeric information including data on morbidity, hospitality and clinic statistics, as well as service statistics.

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Health Statistic

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the bookkeeping of public health bec. It keeps records on data of clinic, hospital & service facilities

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Health Statistic

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  1. nutrition
  2. sanitation
  3. industrial hygiene
  4. dentistry
  5. laboratory
  6. epidemiology
  7. maternal child hygiene
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Application of Health Statistics to Public Health Data

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Descriptive statistics and Inferential Statistics

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2 branches of the science of statistics

30
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– uses different methods of statistics to summarize and present data in narrative form.

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Descriptive statistics

31
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Branch of stat
– methods of tabulation
- graphical presentation
- computation of averages
- measures of variability

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Descriptive statistics

32
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– uses generalizations & conclusions about a target population w/c is based on results from a sample

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Inferential Statistics

33
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tendency of measurable characteristics to change from one individual or setting w/in the same individual or setting

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Phenomena of Variation

34
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Branch of stat
– experimental method

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Inferential Statistics

35
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– measured according to quantity or values and are expressed numerically.

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Independent/dependent variable

36
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Types of Variable
– minutes in an hour, number of days a week

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constant

37
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– values remain the same from time to time.

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constant

38
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Types of Variable
– birthweight
- hospital bed capacity
- arm circumference
- population size

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Independent/dependent variable

39
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  • person’s blood pressure
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Phenomena of Variation

40
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What are the Types of Independent/dependent Variable

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Discrete and continuous variables

41
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variables w/c can assume only integral values or whole numbers.
i.e. - books

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Discrete variables

42
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variables w/c can attain values in terms of fraction or decimals.
i.e. – birthweight
- arm circumference

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Continuous variables

43
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– numbers or symbols used to classify an object, person or characteristics into categories.
i.e. – collection of yes, no, undecided responses to a medical survey question

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Nominal

44
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– data are arranged in some order but differences between data values cannot be determined.
i.e. – size of T-shirt
- socio economic status
- in 10 urine samples 6 were rated normal, 4 pathological

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Ordinal

45
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– characterized by a common and constant unit and measurement

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Interval

46
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  • the distances between any two numbers on the scale are known sizes.
    i.e. - temp. reading of 15ºC and 35ºC
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Interval

47
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– has a true zero point wherein the number zero indicates the absence of the characteristics under considerations.
i.e. – height in meters
- weight in kilograms

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Ratio

48
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2 Sources of Data Collection

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Primary data and Secondary data

49
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obtained first hand by the investigator from first hand sources.
i.e. – thesis & dissertations
- interview and questionnaire
- letters, diaries and autobiographies
- experimentation
- journals and newspapers

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primary data

50
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  • are finished products taken from raw materials.
  • data w/c are already existing.
    i.e. – data obtained from registry of cases of hospitals
  • documented materials
  • book of factual information i.e. textbooks
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Secondary data

51
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Data is initially collected from a given
source, whether they are experiments, survey or observation, and is presented by one of the four methods, which is?

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Textual Method

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