BST 322 Exam Bundle

This is used when a conservative approach is desired and an expected cell frequency is less than 5 in a 2X2 table. - Answer Fisher's exact test It is important to assess the magnitude or strength of a relationship because this assists you with deciding whether or not a variable A causes variable...

Qualitative - Answer Non-numeric or narrative in form Quantitative - Answer 1) Numeric, composed of numbers or scores. 2) e.g. blood pressure, weight, age, etc. Variable - Answer 1) A characteristic of an individual or group 2) e.g., body temperature, blood pressure, date of birth, or anythin...

chi-square test of independence - Answer - basic non-parametric test - determine if two categorical variables are independent; basically if they have a relationship - compares the observed and expected cell frequencies of a contingency table expected frequencies - Answer - we would expect to s...

coefficient of determination - Answer r2 linear regression - Answer an algorithm to find a precise line of fit for a set of data regression equation - Answer Y'= a +bX is the formula for best fiting straight line to charecterize the linear relationship between X and Y. Intercept concept - ...

Evidence Based Practice (EBP) 4 Steps in EBP Include - Answer Based on research results. 1. Asking Clinical Questions 2. Searching for research evidence that addresses the question 3. Appraising the evidence and then 4. Integrating the evidence with ones own clinical expertise & information...

qualitative data - Answer descriptive data quantitative data - Answer numerical data Independent variable - Answer x- the hypothesized cause of, r influence on, an outcome Dependent Variable - Answer y- the outcome of the interest, hypothesized to depend on, or be cause by, the independent ...

Qualitative - Answer Consists of verbal, narrative pieces of info. Quantitative - Answer Consists of info in numerical form. independent variable - Answer Characteristics that the researcher controls or manipulates according to the purpose of the study. What's changing. Dependent variable ...

Define data - Answer Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis a fact or proposition used to draw a conclusion or make a decision What is the basis for statistical analysis and decision making? - Answer data (singular, datum) is the basis for statistical analysis and de...

What is probability? - Answer Probability is simply the likelihood of a given event occurring. For example, given two fair coins, what are the possible outcomes of flipping both? We can have: Heads, then heads Heads, then tails Tails, then heads Tails, then tails For any of these combinatio...