Central tendency and variability in biological systems: Part 2

This is the second article of a series on fundamental concepts in biostatistics and research. In this article, the author reviews the manner in which researchers characterize data. Normality, standard deviation, mean, P value, and other concepts related to parametric statistics are discussed in comm...

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Main Author:	Lucien J. Cardinal
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2015-10-01
Series:	Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:	mean median mode average normal distribution standard deviation p-value statistics
Online Access:	http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/28972/pdf_92

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spelling	doaj-c491e5b877454a5fa9ebdc648fe722902020-11-24T23:19:34ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives2000-96662015-10-01501310.3402/jchimp.v5.2897228972Central tendency and variability in biological systems: Part 2Lucien J. Cardinal0Department of Medicine, Stony Brook Medicine – Mather Hospital, Port Jefferson, NY, USAThis is the second article of a series on fundamental concepts in biostatistics and research. In this article, the author reviews the manner in which researchers characterize data. Normality, standard deviation, mean, P value, and other concepts related to parametric statistics are discussed in common language, with a minimum of jargon and mathematics, and with clinical examples. Emphasis is given to conceptual understanding.http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/28972/pdf_92meanmedianmodeaveragenormal distributionstandard deviationp-valuestatistics
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description	This is the second article of a series on fundamental concepts in biostatistics and research. In this article, the author reviews the manner in which researchers characterize data. Normality, standard deviation, mean, P value, and other concepts related to parametric statistics are discussed in common language, with a minimum of jargon and mathematics, and with clinical examples. Emphasis is given to conceptual understanding.
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Central tendency and variability in biological systems: Part 2

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