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Tutorial Inferential Statistics 1

This document provides a tutorial on inferential statistics and discusses key concepts like p-values, dependent and independent variables, and appropriate statistical tests for different research study designs. It includes examples of research questions and identifies the dependent and independent variables, appropriate tests, and null hypotheses for each. Statistical tests discussed include t-tests, chi-squared tests, and non-parametric tests. The document aims to help readers understand how to select and apply the correct statistical analysis based on a study's variables, data distribution, and research question.

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Tutorial Inferential Statistics 1

This document provides a tutorial on inferential statistics and discusses key concepts like p-values, dependent and independent variables, and appropriate statistical tests for different research study designs. It includes examples of research questions and identifies the dependent and independent variables, appropriate tests, and null hypotheses for each. Statistical tests discussed include t-tests, chi-squared tests, and non-parametric tests. The document aims to help readers understand how to select and apply the correct statistical analysis based on a study's variables, data distribution, and research question.

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Tutorial – Inferential statistics 1

Foundation in Medical Sciences


2020

1. What you understand by the term p – value

2. What do you understand by the term dependent variable

3. What do you understand by the term independent variable

4. A research was carried out to know if the prevalence of diabetes was different in different
ethnic groups.
a. Which is the dependent variable

b. Which is the independent variable

5. A research was conducted to know if the prevalence or proportion of hypertension among


males and females in a sample population was significantly different. a. Which test of
significance is appropriate in the above situation?

b. Justify your answer

c. What is the dependant variable in this situation

d. What is the independent variable

e. State the null hypothesis in this scenario


6. A research was done to know if the mean haemoglobin value among males was
significantly different from mean haemoglobin value among female. The test of normality
was done and it showed that data is normally distributed in the sample population among
both genders.
a. Which statistical test of significance is appropriate in the above situation?

b. State the null hypothesis in this situation

c. What is the dependant variable in this situation

d. What is the independent variable

7. A research was done to know if the mean systolic blood pressure value among the sample
population was significantly different from the standard systolic blood pressure value.
Standard value is obtained from the guidelines. The test of normality was done and it
showed that the data is normally distributed in the sample population.

a. Which test of significance is appropriate in the above situation?

b. State the null hypothesis in this situation

c. What is the dependant variable in this situation

d. What is the independent variable

8. A research was done to know if the mean haemoglobin among 100 pregnant women
before starting treatment was significantly different from mean haemoglobin value after
treatment. The test of normality was done and it showed that data was normally
distributed in the sample.

a. Which test of significance is appropriate in the above situation?


b. State the null hypothesis in this situation

c. What is the dependant variable in this situation

d. What is the independent variable

9. A research was carried out to know if the mean fasting blood sugar values among different
races (Malay, Chinese, Indians and others) were significantly different among each other.
The test of normality was done and it showed that data was normally distributed in the
sample.
a. Which test of significance is appropriate in the above situation?

b. State the null hypothesis in this situation

c. What is the dependant variable in this situation

d. What is the independent variable

10. A research was carried out to know if the mean systolic blood pressure values among
different occupation groups (Professionals, Clerical staff, House keeping staff) were
significantly different among each other. Shapiro Wilk test showed that data was not
normally distributed.
a. Which test of significance is appropriate in the above situation
Parametric test / Non Parametric test

b. Name the test of significance is appropriate in the above situation

c. State the null hypothesis in this situation

e. What is the dependant variable in this situation

f. What is the independent variable


11. A research was done to know if the fasting blood sugar values among 50 diabetic patients
before starting treatment was significantly different from blood sugar values after
treatment.
Shapiro Wilk test showed that data was not normally distributed in the sample. a.
Name the test of significance is appropriate in the above situation

b. State the null hypothesis in this situation

c. What is the dependant variable in this situation

d. What is the independent variable

12. Which test of significance can be applied to know if the difference in the prevalence or
proportion of an outcome in different groups is statistically significant?

13. Which test of significance is applied to know the association between two categorical
variables?

14. A research was done to know if the mean haemoglobin value among males was
significantly different from mean haemoglobin value among female. The test of normality
was done and it showed that data is normally distributed in the sample population among
both genders.

Which test of significance is appropriate in the above situation?

15. In a hospital based study, the mean haemoglobin values among males and females were
13.6 g/dl and 11.0 g/dl respectively.
Difference between means was 2.6.
95% confidence interval of difference between means was from 1.2 to 4.0.

a. Is the difference in haemoglobin between males and females is statistically significant?

b. Justify your answer

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