Biostatistics, Chapter V & VI Notes

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The ________ is greater than one, increases when sample size decreases.

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The ________ is greater than one, increases when sample size decreases.

standard deviation

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________: all random samples of the same size n (when large enough), the distribution of Z is approx. normal with mean 0 and variance 1.

Central Limit Theorem

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________ has the same general shape as the normal distriution.

T distribution

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The ________ must be greater than or equal to 25 to do the t distribution without the normal assumption.

sample size

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μ) / (σ * 1/sqrt(n))

Z = (Ȳ

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all random samples of the same size n (when large enough), the distribution of Z is approx. normal with mean 0 and variance 1

Central Limit Theorem

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when something asks for the probability of "at most two" sum the probabilities for 0, 1, and 2

Note

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), it becomes (Z > )

To flip (Z <

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Two types of statistical inference

estimation, hypothesis testing

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(confidence) divided by 2

Alpha = 1

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Margin of error is the same as the...

Confidence interval

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T or F: The confidence interval should include the given values in a problem

True

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Sigma must switch to ________ when finding the t distribution

S

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Sample size and confidence interval are _________ related.

Inversely

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We are % confident that the average something for the __________ is within the confidence interval.

Population

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The lower the confidence interval percentage is, the ___________ the actual interval becomes.

Narrower

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Increasing the sample population makes the confidence interval...

Narrower

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If sigma is not given, we must...

Find it

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We divide alpha by two because...

There are two sides of the t distribution curve (a lower and an upper) that must be considered

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Degree of freedom for a normal distribution

infinity

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