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I.TYPES OF DATA
1. For each of the following variable indicate whether it is quantitative or qualitative:
5*2=10
(a) Blood Pressure (mmHg) Quantitative/ Qualitative
(b) Cholesterol (mmol/l) Quantitative/ Qualitative
(c) Diabetes (Yes/No) Quantitative/ Qualitative
(d) Age (year) Quantitative/ Qualitative
(f) Sex (female/ male) Quantitative/ Qualitative

2. For each of the following variable indicate whether it is quantitative or qualitative:

5*2=10
(a) Employment (paid work/retired/housewife) Quantitative/ Qualitative
(b) Smoking Status (smokers/non-smokers/ex-smokers) Quantitative/ Qualitative
(c) Exercise (hours per week) Quantitative/ Qualitative
(d) Drink alcohol (units per week) Quantitative/ Qualitative
(e) Level of pain (mild/moderate/severe) Quantitative/ Qualitative

3. For each of the following variable indicate whether it is quantitative or

qualitative: 5*2=10

a. An 85 year old man is rushed to the emergency department by ambulance during

an episode of chest pain. The preliminary assessment of the condition of the man is
performed by a nurse, who reports that the patient’s pain seems to be ‘severe’. The
characterization of pain as ‘severe’ is ANS: Quantitative/ Qualitative
b. Obstetric history recording the gravida status ANS: Quantitative/ Qualitative
c. Clinical efficacy of an anti - cancer drug recorded as either survived or died at end
of five years ANS: Quantitative/ Qualitative
d. Coronary angiograms recorded as no blockage, mild, moderate and sever blockage
of coronaries ANS: Quantitative/ Qualitative
e. Coronary angiograms recorded as actual diameter of coronaries f Indoor
admission data from a chest diseases centre wherein diagnoses were recorded as lung
disease, heart disease, diseases other than those of heart and lungs.
ANS: Quantitative/ Qualitative

II. Data presentation and test of significance:

4. Table below shows a set of raw data obtained from a cross-sectional survey of a
random sample of 20 children under one year of age for malnutrition status.
(10 marks)

SN Sex Malnutrition SN Sex Malnutrition Status

Status
1 Male Normal 11 Male Normal
2 Male Malnourished 12 Male Normal
3 Female Normal 13 Female Normal
4 Male Malnourished 14 Female Malnourished
5 Female Malnourished 15 Male Normal
6 Male Normal 16 Female Malnourished
7 Female Normal 17 Male Normal
8 Male Malnourished 18 Male Malnourished
9 Female Normal 19 Female Normal
10 Male Malnourished 20 Female Malnourished
a. Make a frequency table on the distribution of malnourishment: ( 2 marks)

Malnutrition Frequency Percentage

status
Malnourished
Normal
Total

b. Make a frequency table on the sex wise distribution: ( 2 marks)

Sex Frequency Percentage

Male
Female
Total

c. Make a cross tabulation by comparing sex and malnutritional status (2 marks)

Sex Malnutrition(NO)
YES NO
 Male
Female
Total

d. What is the prevalence of malnutrition: (2 marks)

e. What statistical test can be used for this scenario: (2 marks)

5. Test of significance: 5*2=10

a) A study was conducted in a school to find out the causes of differences in mean
height of the students of 10 th standard. Which statistical test can be used for
comparing the height among the boys and girls?

b) For comparing the smoking status between hostellers and day scholars.

c) For finding out the difference in the Knowledge score before and after health
education

d) For comparing the mean haemoglobin levels of three groups

e) When data is not normally distributed then which statistical tests can be used?

6.
Questions:

1) What is the name of the curve?

2) Describe the properties of the curve?
3) What is the value of mean +/- 2 standard deviation?
4) What is the value of mean +/- 3 standard deviation?
5) For what kind of variable is Normal distribution applied?

7.

Questions:

1. What is the type of plot given above?

2. What is the relationship between two variables given in the chart?

3. If value of r=0 what it specifies?

4. What is the range of values that r can take?

5. For what type of variable is this diagram applied to?