HLTH 4305 Test 2 | Questions and Answers |
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1 Reporting bias 2 Quantitative Data
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Terms in this set (47)
Quantitative Data numerical data
, continous data values (data) that can be measured on an infinite
scale
considered quanitative
ex. average/ mean, mode, median
Discrete date have only one of a limited set of values and are
counted only in whole numbers
considered qualitative
use nominal and ordinal scales of measurement
Ordinal scale values/data arranged in ascending/descending
order
ex. number of kids cant be 1.5
discrete data
categorical scale grouped into different classifications
ex. short, medium, tall/ heavy, average,
underweight
Qualitative date values (data) that describes level or anything other
than numbers.
- ordinal scale: Level of pain, level of satisfaction
- categorical scale: racial/ethinic heritae, gender,
religious affiliation
Descriptive Statistics employed to prividean imageof individuals or
population impacted by averse condition under
investigation
- who is impacted?
- Time or duration of adverse condition in pop
- Why? (potential risk factors)
Randomly selected every person in popution has an equal chance of
being selected
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Practice questions for this set
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1 Reporting bias 2 Quantitative Data
3 Recall bias 4 categorical scale
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Terms in this set (47)
Quantitative Data numerical data
, continous data values (data) that can be measured on an infinite
scale
considered quanitative
ex. average/ mean, mode, median
Discrete date have only one of a limited set of values and are
counted only in whole numbers
considered qualitative
use nominal and ordinal scales of measurement
Ordinal scale values/data arranged in ascending/descending
order
ex. number of kids cant be 1.5
discrete data
categorical scale grouped into different classifications
ex. short, medium, tall/ heavy, average,
underweight
Qualitative date values (data) that describes level or anything other
than numbers.
- ordinal scale: Level of pain, level of satisfaction
- categorical scale: racial/ethinic heritae, gender,
religious affiliation
Descriptive Statistics employed to prividean imageof individuals or
population impacted by averse condition under
investigation
- who is impacted?
- Time or duration of adverse condition in pop
- Why? (potential risk factors)
Randomly selected every person in popution has an equal chance of
being selected
