CH01 introduction Medical Statistics医学统计学 教学课件.pptVIP

Statistics The science for data collection, sorting, and analysis.  Section 1. Key definitions Ⅰ variable, individual, sample and population individual（observatory unit）：the basic unit in statistical research, it depends on the purpose. variable（indicator）：individual characteristics examples: height、weight、gender、blood type、treatment effect etc. Variable value：the value of variables Examples: height 1.65 meters weight 52 kg gender female blood type “O” laboratory test negative treatment effect better Data: composed of a lot of variable values. Examp