BIOSTAT - Chapter 1

a branch of applied statistics that deals with the applications of statistical methods in health-related fields, including public health, medicine and biology.

• Biostatistics

• Statistics

• Bio

aims at drawing and making decision on the population based on evidence obtained from a sample.

It includes estimation and hypothesis testing.

The property custodian makes an inventory of the cabinets, chairs, tables, blackboards, and electric fans of each classrooms.

• descriptive

• inferential

The sales supervisor makes a comparison between morning and afternoon sales, factory sales and outlet sales.

• descriptive

• inferential

The chairman of the board of judges summarizes the points of all judges to determine the top three winners.

• descriptive

• inferential

A planning officer forecasting the future sales of the product.

• descriptive

• inferential

A teacher arranges the scores obtained by his students in a test to determine the median

• descriptive

• inferential

A store owner finds out from his daily sales that 80% of sales are from soft drinks

• descriptive

• inferential

A medical researcher studies the effectiveness of a new medicine in patient with heart disease.

• descriptive

• inferential

The measurable quantity for population is called population statistics or simply statistics while for sample is parameter or sample parameter

• true

• false

Answer explanation

The measurable quantity for population is called population parameter or simply parameter while for sample is statistic or sample statistic.