5-2 Problem Set: Confidence Intervals

This problem set will give you practice in solving problems relating to confidence intervals learned in this module. Problems will be similar to those you will face on in Module Six and will include one or two real-world applications to prepare you to think like a biostatistician. 

Q-1

 This will cover the material from Chapters 1–5 (Modules One, Two, and Three) in Basic Biostatistics: Statistics for Public Health Practice. This assignment will focus on solving and analyzing problems. 

Responses

 When responding to your peers, let them know if you agree or disagree with their assessment of the precision/reliability and validity of their measuring tool/method of measurement. Provide another tool that they could use to measure whatever they chose and discuss whether it is more or less precise and valid than their measuring tool. 

dp 8-1

To determine whether a new sleeping pill has an affect that varies with dosage, a researcher randomly assigns adult insomniacs, in equal numbers, to receive either 4 or 8 grams of the sleeping pill. The amount of sleeping time is measured for each subject during an 8-hour period after the administration of the dosage. What … Read more

as stated – top urgent

  Question 3: As you can see from the attached document, question 3 concerns non-seasonally adjusted data adjusted for inflation, and an equation used to estimate 1) Autocorrelations 2) adding seasonal lag of sales growth to interpret the coefficients in the model 3)Retail sales growing at a certain rate per month and involving the model … Read more

dp 4-1

Explain Type I error and give an example. Explain Type II error and give an example. What is the best way to reduce both kinds of error? Find a current scenario that has a Type I error and a Type II error. Is this scenario an example of an inverse relationship? Why or Why not?

benchmark

Use the attached document “Correlation and Regression” to complete the assignment. This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Tests and measurements

   1.Recall a time when a test score had an impact on your life or on the life of someone you know. Describe what was measured, how it was measured, and how the score was used. Indicate the degree to which you felt that the test score was used appropriately and why. 2.An α level … Read more

as below R LANGUAGE ONLY

  Review the attached file. Suzie has an issue. She can either move to NY or FL and needs to review some data that her agent gave her. The agent reviewed house prices and crime ratings for houses that Suzie would be interested in based on her selection criteria. She wants to live in an … Read more