Module 1 Flashcards
Science of collecting organizing, analyzing and interpreting data in order to make decisions
statistics
cornerstone of epidemiology
statistics
refers to the application of statistical methods in life sciences
biostatistics
why is bio statistics needed as a science?
phenomenon of variation
why is biostatistics needed as a science?
phenomenon of variation
this type of statistics involves organization, summarization and display of data
Descriptive statistics
this type of statistics main goal is to describe a data set
descriptive statistics
this type of statistics involves using a sample to draw conclusions about a population
inferential statistics
this type of statistics main goal is to make a conclusion about a population based on a sample of data from that population
inferential statistics
Study and development of statistical theory and methods in the abstract
mathematical statistics
Application of statistical methods to solve real problems
Applied statistics
refers to the collection of all elements under consideration in a statistical study
population
this is a part or a subset of the population from which of the information is collected
sample
what are the branches of statistics
descriptive and inferential statistics
what are the major divisions of statistics?
mathematical and applied statistics
what are the types of population?
existing and conceptual population
it is a well-defined set of data containing elements that could be defined explicitly
existing population
it is non-existing yet visualized or imaginable sets of measurements
conceptual population
it is a value that describes characteristics of an entire population
population parameter
The numerical characteristic of a sample
Sample statistics
The numerical characteristic of a sample
Sample statistics
can be described using greek symbol theta
population parameter
