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

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Vital statistics

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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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• 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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– logbook where data is written.

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Source Material

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

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Health Units

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it guides the epidemiologists in the combat of diseases

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Health Units

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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

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

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Health unit - health worker

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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

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

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Descriptive statistics

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

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Descriptive statistics

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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

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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

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Branch of stat – experimental method

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Inferential Statistics

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

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Independent/dependent variable

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

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constant

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– values remain the same from time to time.

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constant

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

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Independent/dependent variable

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- person’s blood pressure

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Phenomena of Variation

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What are the Types of Independent/dependent Variable

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Discrete and continuous variables

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

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Discrete variables

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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

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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

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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

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– characterized by a common and constant unit and measurement

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Interval

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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

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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

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2 Sources of Data Collection

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Primary data and Secondary data

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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

Question 50

- 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

Question 51

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