STAT-1501 – Final

December 17, 2020 - 1:30-4:30 pm via Nexus

Note: Final exam will be based on all multiple choice questions.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Biostatistics

a) Introduction and some basic concepts including simple random sampling

b) Types of numerical data

Chapter 2: Descriptive Statistics

a) Measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode

b) Measures of dispersion: variance, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, empirical rule
c) Measures of position: quartiles, inter-quartile range, percentiles, Z-score

Chapter 3: Probability concepts

a) Defining notions, laws of probability, calculating probability of events

b) Bayes’ theorem, screening tests, prevalence, sensitivity, specificity and predictive values

Chapter 4: Probability Distributions

a) Random variables
b) Binomial and Poisson probability distributions with applications
c) Hypergeometric distribution (concepts only)
d) Uniform distribution
e) The Standard Normal distribution
f) Applications of normal distributions

Chapter 5: Sampling Distributions

a) Sampling distributions
b) Sampling distribution of the sample mean
c) Sampling distribution of the sample proportion
d) The Central Limit Theorem

Chapter 6: Estimates and Sample Sizes with One Sample

a) Estimating an unknown population mean using a confidence interval – Population SD ( known
and Population SD ( unknown - The z and t distributions
b) Estimating an unknown population proportion using an approximate confidence interval
c) Sample size determination for estimation of a mean
d) Sample size determination for estimation of a proportion