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Module 1 Flashcards

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Science of collecting organizing, analyzing and interpreting data in order to make decisions

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statistics

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2
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cornerstone of epidemiology

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statistics

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3
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refers to the application of statistical methods in life sciences

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biostatistics

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4
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why is bio statistics needed as a science?

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phenomenon of variation

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why is biostatistics needed as a science?

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phenomenon of variation

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this type of statistics involves organization, summarization and display of data

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Descriptive statistics

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this type of statistics main goal is to describe a data set

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descriptive statistics

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this type of statistics involves using a sample to draw conclusions about a population

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inferential statistics

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this type of statistics main goal is to make a conclusion about a population based on a sample of data from that population

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inferential statistics

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10
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Study and development of statistical theory and methods in the abstract

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mathematical statistics

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Application of statistical methods to solve real problems

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Applied statistics

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refers to the collection of all elements under consideration in a statistical study

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population

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this is a part or a subset of the population from which of the information is collected

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sample

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14
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what are the branches of statistics

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descriptive and inferential statistics

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15
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what are the major divisions of statistics?

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mathematical and applied statistics

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what are the types of population?

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existing and conceptual population

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it is a well-defined set of data containing elements that could be defined explicitly

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existing population

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it is non-existing yet visualized or imaginable sets of measurements

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conceptual population

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it is a value that describes characteristics of an entire population

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population parameter

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The numerical characteristic of a sample

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Sample statistics

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The numerical characteristic of a sample

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Sample statistics

22
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can be described using greek symbol theta

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population parameter

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