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KCUMB Epidemiology Exam 3
Includes All Stats Tests, plus terms from earlier exams
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12/09/2010

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1-tailed test (what does it look at?)
Definition
Only looks one way
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2-tailed test
Definition
looks in 2 possible directions
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Perason's chi-square test
(4 part answer)
Definition
1) 2 groups with independent data
2) N > 100
3) cell count > 5
4) nominal data
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Fisher's exact Test
(4 part answer)
Definition
1) 2+ groups with independent data
2) N < 20
3) cell count < 5
4) nominal data
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Chi-square test of indenpendence
(4 part answer)
Definition
1) 3+ groups with independent data
2) N > 100
3) cell counts > 5
4) nominal data
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Bonferroni test of inequality
Definition
Used for 3+ groups in order to determine difference between groups.
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Why chi-square cannot be repeated
Definition
Increased repetitions increase likelihood of Type I error
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McNemar Test
Definition
1) 2 groups with paired data
2) same assumptions as chi-squared
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Cochran Test
Definition
3 or more groups with paired data
Term
Measuring associations within nominal data
Definition
OR/RR/Logistic Regression
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Contingency coefficient
Definition
Provides a quantitative measure of the strength and magnitude of a relationship between variables
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Log-Rank Test
Definition
A test for comparing the equality of survival (or event occurrence) distributions
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Coefficient of Determination
Definition
Reports the fraction of the total variation in the DV which is "explained by the regression equation
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Mann-Whitney Test
Definition
1) 2 Groups with Independent Data
2) Used for ordinal data or non-normally distrubted interval data
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