Programme Name Executive MHAM/MPHM
Semester Ist
Course Title Biostatistics
Course Code
Course Credit 3
Course Instructor Name: Ashish Bandhu
Assistant Professor
IIHMR University
Email: [email protected]
Assignment
All questions all are mandatory.
Total Marks: 50 Marks are given in []
Q1. Differentiate between data and information [2].
Define variable and its different types, levels of
measurements and give suitable examples [1+3+1+3].
Q2. Define Population and Sample in Statistics and
explain how they different to each other [1+1+2].
Explain what is meant by descriptive statistics and
inferential statistics with suitable examples [2+2].
Q3. We have learned about measures of central
tendency [MCT], mainly, Mean, Median and Mode.
Explain their uses [1], strengths [1] and limitations [1].
Also mention the different type of variables associated
with the preferred use of different type of MCT with
examples [3]. What do you mean by skewness of given
data set [1]? What are different types of skewness [2]?
What is relationship between the MCT for a given
symmetrical data [1]?
Q4. We have also learned about measures of dispersion
[MD], mainly, Range, variance, and standard deviation.
Explain their uses [1], strengths [1] and limitations
[1].
Why standard deviation is preferred measure of
dispersion over variance though it is calculated
from variance [1]?
What is a Statistic [1] and a Parameter [1]?
What is a sampling distribution [1]?
What is standard error in statistics [1]? and how it
useful in estimation of parameter [2]?
Q5. We have discussed type of random variables about
different probability distributions, namely, Binomial
Distribution [BD], Poisson Distribution [PD] and
Normal Distribution [ND].
1. Please mention the type of random variable
associated with BD, PD and ND [1.5].
2. What is the relationship between mean and
variance in BD, PD, ND [1.5]?
3. What is a standardized normal variate [0.5] and
what is a test statistic [0.5]?
4. Why Normal Distribution is important in statistics
and mention its 2 key properties [0.5+0.5]?
Q6. We have also discussed the different type of
variables (categorical etc) and different type of
statistical test based on these types of variables. Please
mention which type of variables you will use for these
tests [0.5 each]
Example:
Binomial Proportion test: One categorical variable with
two levels
1. Chi-Square test for independence
2. One Sample T-test
3. One sample Z-test
4. Independent Sample T-test
5. Paired Sample T-test
6. ANAOVA
7. ANACOVA
8. Linear Regression: type of dependent and
independent variables
9. Logistic Regression: type of dependent and
independent variables
10.Chi-Square goodness of fit.
Q7. We have also discussed two types of error in
statistical hypothesis testing. Explain them with
examples [1]. What is confidence interval estimation
and its importance in statistical inferences [1]?
