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5- Behavioral Science 5 (2 Hours & 23 minutes)

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   Content of this Session
    • Answering Probability Questions
    • Mean
    • Median
    • Mode
    • Standard Deviation
    • Confidence Intervals (CI)
    • P-Values and Hypothesis Testing
    • Outcomes of statistical hypothesis testing
    • Statistical Power (1- β)
    • Statistical Significance vs. Clinical Significance
    • Choosing the Right Statistical Test
    • Pearson Correlation coefficient

 

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[q] Mean is the Mathematical average. We can calculate mean by……?

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[q] Median is the 50th percentile. We can calculate median by ……?

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[q] In ………… Mean = median = mode.

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[q]……… tend to be resistant to outliers.

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[q] In ………, there is asymmetry with longer tail on left. Typically, mean<median<mode.

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[q] In ………, there is asymmetry with longer tail on right. Typically, mean>median>mode.

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[q]  …….. of all the values lie within 1 standard deviation from the mean. …… of values are within 2 standard deviations from the mean and ….. are within 3 standard deviations.

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[q] ……… is the range of values in which one can be 95% confident that the true mean of the underlying population falls.

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[q] Z score for the 95% CI is ….,  Z score for the 99% CI is ….

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[q] Interpreting Confidence Intervals for Relative Risks and Odds Ratios:

1. If the 95% CI for odds ratio or relative risk includes 1?

2. If the CIs between 2 groups overlap?
3. If the CIs between 2 groups do not overlap?

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3. Statistically significant difference exists.

[q] The p-value is the probability of observing a given (or more extreme) result due to chance alone, assuming the null hypothesis is true. A result is generally considered statistically significant when p ≤ …….

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[q] Which type of statistical error?

– Reject the null hypothesis when it is really true.

– Stating that there is an effect or difference when none exists (null hypothesis incorrectly rejected in favor of alternative hypothesis).

 

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[q] …… estimates chance of Type I error?

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[q] Which type of statistical error?

– Not reject the null hypothesis when it is really false.

– Stating that there is not an effect or difference when one exists (null hypothesis is not rejected when it is in fact false).

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[q] 1-Power = …….

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[q] …… is the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is truly false?

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[q] 1 – β= ….?

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[q] List Three things increase the power of your study…..?

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[q] Which type of Statistical Test?

Checking the differences between means of 2 groups (comparing the mean blood pressure between men and women)?

 

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[q] Which type of Statistical Test?

Checks differences between means of 3 or more groups (comparing the mean blood pressure between members of 3 different ethnic groups)?

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[q] Which type of Statistical Test?

Checks differences between 2 or more percentages or proportions of categorical outcomes (not mean values)?

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[q] …….. is used instead of chi-square test with small populations?

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[q] Choose the correct Pearson correlation between these values (-1, -.8, -.2, 0, +.2, +.8, +1)

 

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– The closer the absolute value of r is to 1, the stronger the linear correlation between the 2 variables, either positive or negative.

– A correlation coefficient of 0 → there is no association (a random distribution).

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