BMS1042 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Normal Distribution, Standard Deviation
21 Jan 2020
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Planning a research project involves many different considerations that must be taken into account. There are things called determinants of health", which. Sample results and parameters are important when dealing with probability. Within a study, we aim to keep the parameter and the sample result as close as possible. This is so that the results of the study can be generalised to the wider relevant population, not just for the sample that was studied. Parameter: an unknown characteristic of interest in the true population". Some examples of a parameter are the true mean, the true proportion, and the true standard deviation. Due to financial and time constraints, these are difficult to calculate for a large population. An example of calculating the true proportion of a population is asking every single. Australian aged 30-60 years old what their bmi is, if the study being conducted is looking at the bmi values of all australians aged 30-60 years.
