Basic Statistics Data Used in Everyday Life
Details: Read/review the following resources for this activity:
OpenStax Textbook: Chapter 1
Lesson 1 Reading
Minimum of 1 scholarly source
In your reference for this assignment, be sure to include both your text/class materials AND your outside reading(s).
Initial Post Instructions
1. Present two different types of data, or variables, used in the health field. Examples could be blood pressure, temperature, pH, pain rating scales, pulse oximetry, % hematocrit, minute respiration, gender, age, ethnicity, etc.
2. Classify each of your variables as qualitative or quantitative and explain why they fall into the category that you chose.
3. Also, classify each of the variables as to their level of measurement–nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio–and justify your classifications.
4. Which type of sampling could you use to gather your data? (stratified, cluster, systematic, and convenience sampling)
As you answer this forum, think about when you’ve asked patients for medical histories, or obtained information from them through tests and checking their vitals. Although you might be thinking you would never label this type of data for your patients, think of how useful it could be in conducting studies related to your patients or the population of your community. Choosing the right sample makes the difference in being able to make appropriate inferences about the population.
Go one more step and think about how you might acquire this information through surveys.
What do you think they use this information for? Also, what are the benefits of using tools like Excel to present the findings?
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