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Basic & Clinical Biostatistics (LANGE Basic Science)

Basic & Clinical Biostatistics (LANGE Basic Science)      ... Read More

Statistics

statistics The science and art of collecting, summarizing, and analyzing data that are subject to random variation. The term... Read More

Probability

Probability Definition How do you define probability? In science, probability is a measurement tool that calculates the... Read More

Null hypothesis

Null Hypothesis Definition Null hypothesis is defined as “the commonly accepted fact (such as the sky is blue) and... Read More

Dichotomous

Several English words are widely used across different fields of Science. One such term is dichotomous. We often use this... Read More

Replication

Replication, in the general sense, is to create a copy or a duplicate. Thus, in biology, replication is commonly associated... Read More

Endemic

Global biodiversity is under threat and the rate at which species are getting endangered and extinct is alarming. If you... Read More

Correlation

Correlation (Science: statistics) most generally, the degree to which one phenomenon or random variable is associated with... Read More

Population

Living organisms typically prefer to live, grow and survive in groups. Except for some species that prefer solitude - both... Read More

Prevalent

Prevalent Definition We can define "prevalent" as the most commonly found, being dominant or widespread, or describing the... Read More

Independent variable

Independent Variable Definition To define an independent variable, let us first understand what a variable is. The word... Read More

Natural science

Definition noun The scientific study of phenomena or laws of the physical world. Supplement Natural science includes... Read More

Dependent variable

Definition noun, plural: dependent variables (mathematical modeling) The variable in a functional relation whose value is... Read More

Biometry

A branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis.The study of biology... Read More

Cohort

Cohort (Science: statistics) a cohort is a group of animals of the same species, identified by a common characteristic,... Read More

Alternative hypothesis

Definition noun The hypothesis accepted to be true if the null hypothesis is rejected based on statistical... Read More

Median

median (Science: statistics) Any value that divides the probability of a random variable in half, i.e. The probability of... Read More

Hermaphrodite

We all know that typically living organisms are divided into two main categories of sex-based on their biological structure.... Read More

Inferences

Inference The logical process of passing from observations and axioms to generalizations; in statistics, the development of... Read More

Mean

mean (Science: statistics) average value calculated by taking the sum of all values and dividing by the total number of... Read More

Bias

Bias (Science: statistics) in a clinical trial, bias refers to effects that a conclusion that may be incorrect as, for... Read More

Degrees of freedom

Degrees of freedom in statistics, the number of independent comparisons that can be made between the members of a sample... Read More

Frequency

Frequency 1. (Science: physics) The number of occurrences of a periodic or recurrent process per unit time, for example the... Read More

Botany

Botany is a highly diverse subject that encompasses several aspects of plants. When the question pops up, “what is a... Read More

Reliability coefficient

Definition noun (statistics) A quantitative expression of the reliability or consistency in the measurement of test scores,... Read More

Average

Average (Science: statistics) a value that represents the sum of values divided by the number of values in the set. It... Read More

Simpsons paradox

Definition noun It is used in statistics to confirm data resulting from the combination of unequal size of group that has... Read More