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Question
1. Differentiate analytic from descriptive epidemiology by discussing the primary purposes of each.
2. What kind of information can an epidemic curve tell you about an outbreak?
3. Using the distribution below calculate the 3 measures of central tendency
17, 17, 19,19, 20 21, 22, 22, 22, 25, 26, 33, 55, 72, 135
4. What are the 3 measures of central tendency
5. Of the 3 measures of central tendency which one is most affected by outliers?
6. Calculate and Interpret the range for the distribution of numbers.
17, 17, 19, 19, 20, 21, 22, 22, 22, 25, 26, 33, 55, 72, 135
7. When collecting information for a sample population, you decide to collect the following variables: RACE, AGE, SEX, LEVELS of PAIN 1-5, and BLOOD LEAD LEVELS. What kind of variables are each of these?
RACE
AGE
SEX
LEVELS of PAIN 1=no pain 2, 3, 4, 5= Worst pain imaginable
Blood Lead Levels
8. Who was the first scientist that studied patterns of disease and related their occurrence to possible environmental exposures (big jump forward in disease thinking)?