Lecture 1- research processes Flashcards
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what is epidemiology
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what is a key feature of epidemiology
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3
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what must be defined in terms of population
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what do we select from the target population
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what is the order of sizes for populations
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what does statistical epidemiology aim to
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what does descriptive statistics tell us
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what is statistical testing
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what are the steps involved in a research process
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what are the 2 types of study design
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what can descriptive be
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what can analytical be
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what can experimental studies be
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what are RCTs considered
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what are observational studies
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what is the importance of a good study design
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what can stats NOT be used for
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what are the 2 types of data
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what is nominal data
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what is ordinal data
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what is binary data
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what is discrete data
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what is continuous data
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what is the dependent variable
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what is the independent variable
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what are confounders
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what must be considered in descriptive statistics (frequency distribution characteristics)
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You should as far as possible measure all relevant covariates in your study to remove....
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what is central tendency
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what is the geometric mean
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what does the mean relate to
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what is the median
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what is the mode
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what does dispersion mean
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what is the equation for SD
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what is symmetry
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what is shape and what does the kurtosis K look like
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What is the equation for variance
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What is the equation for coefficient of variance
