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Biostatistics Assignment 2

Biostatistics Assignment 2 In-Class Group Discussion of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Data Analysis Assignment. Discussion Instructions. Break into discussion groups with others who analyzed the same dataset.

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Biostatistics Assignment 2

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  1. Biostatistics Assignment 2 In-Class Group Discussion of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Data Analysis Assignment

  2. Discussion Instructions • Break into discussion groups with others who analyzed the same dataset. • Discuss and compare your individual findings on the MSA data analysis assignment with your group members (you will have XX minutes). • We will reconvene and each group will report on their discussions, answering the following questions.

  3. Discussion Questions • What do the calculations performed tell us? • What is the public health impact of the findings? • Does statistical significance necessarily imply “real-world” meaning or significance? • What are some possible explanations for the observed findings? • What, if any, additional questions do these findings raise? • Is there any additional information that would prove useful?

  4. Mean number of unhealthy and activity limitation days by self-rated health–U.S., Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1993-2001 # of Days Self-rated health

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