Tag: Biostatistics

Biostatistics. Biostatistics. Demonstrate your skill at selecting and calculating appropriate biostatistical
measures.

Prompt: One way to describe data is to describe the shape, location, and spread of the data. Select and calculate summary statistics to describe the data set. You will also describe the source of the data and the sampling technique you think might have been used. You also need to consider limitations of the data set and the impact such limitations might have on the findings you will share later in the project. Refer to the Statistical Report Description for a description of the data set provided.
Specifically, include the following critical elements:
A. Assess the collected data. Use this section to layout the source, parameters, and any limitations of your data. Specifically, you should:
1. Describe the key features of your data set using summary statistics. Be sure to assess how these features affect your analysis.
2. Identify and analyze the limitations of the data set you were provided and how those limitations might affect your findings. Justify your response.

create a table of the summary statistics you will run on your data set (based on the table provided)

To what extent does follow-up time after hospitalization influence survival rates of MI patients after controlling for BMI?

Gerstman, B. B. (2015). Basic biostatistics: Statistics for public health practice (2nd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett. ISBN: 978-1-284-03601-5

Biostatistics

Biostatistics