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It is the branch of statistic that involves methods of organizing, summarizing and presenting data

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Descriptive Statistics

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Determine the branch of Statistics

Parametric and Non-parametric tests

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Inferential Statistics

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Determine the branch of Statistics

Percentage and Measures of Central Tendency

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Descriptive Statistics

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It is the branch of statistic that involves methods of using information from a sample to draw conclusions about the population

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Inferential Statistics

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Determine the branch of Statistics

Counts, proportions, table, graphs, summary measures

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Descriptive Statistics

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Determine the branch of Statistics

For summarizing and presenting data in a form that will make them easier to analyze and interpret

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Descriptive Statistics

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Determine the branch of Statistics

For making estimates, predictions, generalizations and conclusions about a target population based on a sample

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Inferential Statistics

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Estimation or Hypothesis

Estimating the prevalence of leptospirosis in the Philippines

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Estimation

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Estimation or Hypothesis

Testing the efficacy of a new drug in reducing the cholesterol levels

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Hypothesis Testing

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Descriptive or Inferential

What are the highest and lowest scores obtained by students in the online test?

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Descriptive

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Descriptive or Inferential

Are people who receive an experimental medication less likely to have symptoms of the disease than people who receive the standard medication?

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Inferential

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Descriptive or Inferential

Are women who are sedentary during the 3rd trimester of pregnancy more likely to have a C-section than women who exercise regularly during the 3rd trimester?

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Inferential

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Descriptive or Inferential

What is the average length of stay in a hospital after being admitted for an asthma attack?

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Descriptive

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Two types of variables

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Quantitative, Qualitative

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Type of Qualitative Variables

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Dichotomous
Trichotomous
Multinomous

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Type of Quantitative Variables

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Discrete
Continuous

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Differentiate Qualitative and Quantitative

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Qualitative - used as labels
Quantiative - for quantity or amount

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Numerical representation of the categories are for labeling/coding and not for comparison (greater or less

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Qualitative

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Variables whose categories are simply used as labels to distinguish one group from another

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Qualitative

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Values indicate a quantity or amount and can be expressed numerically

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Quantitative

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Values can be arranged according to magnitude

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Quantitative

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Examples of Qualitative Variables

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Religion, place of residence, disease status

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Examples of Quantitative Variables

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Age, Height, Weight, Blood Pressure

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Variables that can assume only integral values or whole numbers

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Discrete

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Variables that can attain any value including fractions or decimals
Continuous
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Discrete or Continuous Height
Continuous
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Discrete or Continuous Number of children in the family
Discrete
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Discrete or Continuous Number of beds in the hospital
Discrete
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Discrete or Continuous Weight
Continuous
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T/F Choice of numeric or graphic descriptive statistics is independent on type of distribution of data.
False
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Type of means and standard deviations may be used
Continuous
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Type of percentages of people for each value may be considered
Discrete
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T/F Descriptive material can be numeric or graphic
True
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Nature of Statistical Data
Expressed numerically Treated as a mass or group of observations Subject to variation
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T/F Data obtained from the study can be summarized using descriptive statistics
True
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The tendency of a measurable characteristic to change
Phenomenon of Variation
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T/F Variation can be within individual or setting at the same period of time
False
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T/F Variation is from one individual or setting to another
True
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4 levels of measurement
Quantitative : Ratio, Interval Qualitative : Ordinal, Nominal
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Level of measurement where categories are used as labels only
Nominal
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Number or names which represent a set of mutually exclusive and exhaustive classes
Nominal
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Level of measurement where categories can be ordered or ranked
Ordinal
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Nominal or Ordinal Age groups
Ordinal
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Nominal or Ordinal Sex
Nominal
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Nominal or Ordinal Psych diagnosis
Nominal
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Nominal or Ordinal Likert scale
Ordinal
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T/F The distance between two categories in ordinal measurements can be clearly quantified.
False
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Level of measurement where distances between all adjacent classes are equal
Interval
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Level of measurement where scales are infinite
Interval
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Level of measurement where a meaningful zero point exists
Ratio
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Ratio or Interval Temperature
Interval
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Ratio or Interval Blood Pressure
Ratio
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Ratio or Interval Number of DMF Teeth
Ratio
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Ratio or Interval IQ
Interval
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Two types of Variable in a Cause and Effect Relationship
Dependent and Independent
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Questions asked when finding the dependent variable
What is observed? What is measured?
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Questions asked when finding the independent variable
What is tested? What is manipulated?
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Difference of Dependent and Independent Variables
Dependent - something that might be affected by change of the independent Independent - something that is changed by the scientist
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Other names for independent variables
Explanatory variables Predictor Variables Right-hand-side Variables
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Other names for dependent variables
Response variables Outcome variables Left-hand-side variables
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What is controlled variable
Variable that is not changed, to allow fair test
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Examples of controlled variable
Duration of experiment, experimental technique, species, sample volume
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Nap Therapy : An approach to improve behavioral skills of children with Mild Autism Identify the Independent and Dependent variable
Independent : Nap Therapy Dependent : Behavioral Skills
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Footbath : Improved Quality of Sleep Among Filipino Elderly Identify the Independent and Dependent variable
Independent : Footbath Dependent : Quality of Sleep
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College students of different ages were given an online quiz. They were timed to see how long it took them to finish the quiz. Identify the variables
Independent - quiz Dependent - time Controlled - college students
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The temperature of water was measured at different depths of pond Identify the variables
Independent - Dependent - Controlled -
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Difference of Horizontal line and Vertical line
Horizontal - basis of classification Vertical - enumerative data
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Simple to read and appeal to more people especially those who are not numerically inclined
Graphical Method
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used to portray numerical measurements across categories of a qualitative variable or a discrete quantitative variable
Bar Graph
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used to portray numerical measurements across categories of a qualitative variable or a discrete quantitative variable
Bar Graph
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T/F Bars should be equal width and gaps should separate them to show discontinuities
True
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Bar graph used for qualitative variable
Horizontal Bar Graph
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Bar graph used for quantitative discrete variable
Vertical Bar Graph
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Shows the percentage of the total number of observations falling into each categories
Pie Chart
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Each bar is divided into smaller rectangles representing the parts
Component Bar Diagram
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T/F Area of each smaller rectangle is not proportional to the relative contribution of the component to the whole
False
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Alternative to the pie chart
Component Bar Diagram
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Portrays trends over time which are trends of disease rates, mortality rates, % immunized, and annual family income
Line Graph
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Presents frequency distribution of continuous quantitative variable
Histogram, Frequency Polygon
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T/F In a histogram, class intervals are joined on the horizontal axis against its corresponding frequencies on the vertical axis.
True
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Difference of frequency polygon and line graph
Frequency polygon - starts with 0 Line graph - starts on its true value
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T/F In a frequency polygon, plots of the first and last class intervals are joined in the vertical axis
False, horizontal axis
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Depicts not only the frequency but also the range, mode, median, and shape of distribution
Stem-and-leaf Plot
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Useful for showing description of a large quantitative data including center, spread, shape, tail length and outliers
Box Plot
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This can be presented in either horizontal or vertical
Box Plot
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This can be presented in either horizontal or vertical
Box Plot
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This can be presented in either horizontal or vertical
Box Plot
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Presents relationship between two quantitative variables
Scatterplot
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T/F In a scatterplot, widely scattered points indicate a relationship between x and y
False

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