Video about descriptive vs. inferential statistics.
- Subject:
- Mathematics
- Statistics and Probability
- Material Type:
- Lecture
- Author:
- Los Angeles Pacific University
- Date Added:
- 03/31/2021
Video about descriptive vs. inferential statistics.
Each student is given Person card with information that matches other cards held by classmates. They need to ask each other questions about who they are in German so they are able to find a match. If they think they have found their match, they compare emojis to confirm. This activity can be expanded by having students describe themselves or describe each other at the beginning or end of the activity.
Epidemiological studies can be described as belonging to one of two categories: descriptive or analytical. Descriptive studies involve detailed investigations of individuals in order to improve knowledge of disease. Descriptive studies often have no prior hypotheses and are opportunistic studies of disease whereas analytical studies are used to test hypotheses by selection and comparison of groups. However, data obtained from analytical studies can be used in a descriptive manner and vice versa.