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Cardinal LJ. Central tendency and variability in biological systems: Part 2. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2015;5(5):28972doi: 10.3402/jchimp.v5.28972.
Cardinal, L. J. (2015). Central tendency and variability in biological systems: Part 2. Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives, 5(5), 28972. https://doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v5.28972
Cardinal, Lucien J. "Central tendency and variability in biological systems: Part 2." Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives vol. 5,5 (2015): 28972. doi: https://doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v5.28972
Cardinal LJ. Central tendency and variability in biological systems: Part 2. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2015 Oct 19;5(5):28972. doi: 10.3402/jchimp.v5.28972. eCollection 2015. PMID: 26486117; PMCID: PMC4612486.
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J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2015 Oct 19;5(5):28972. doi: 10.3402/jchimp.v5.28972. eCollection 2015.

Central tendency and variability in biological systems: Part 2.

Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives

Lucien J Cardinal

Affiliations

  1. Department of Medicine, Stony Brook Medicine - Mather Hospital, Port Jefferson, NY, USA; [email protected].

PMID: 26486117 PMCID: PMC4612486 DOI: 10.3402/jchimp.v5.28972

Abstract

This is the second article of a series on fundamental concepts in biostatistics and research. In this article, the author reviews the manner in which researchers characterize data. Normality, standard deviation, mean, P value, and other concepts related to parametric statistics are discussed in common language, with a minimum of jargon and mathematics, and with clinical examples. Emphasis is given to conceptual understanding.

Keywords: average; mean; median; mode; normal distribution; p-value; standard deviation; statistics

References

  1. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2015 Jun 15;5(3):27930 - PubMed

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