Title: Perform statistical analysis of data.
Course: Medical Laboratory Technology I (14102-I) > Section: Maintaining Quality Assurance

Performing statistical analysis of data should include

- using mean, median, and/or mode to analyze data sets and describe patterns and departures from patterns
- presenting data in a graphical display (e.g., dot plot, histogram)
- demonstrating a basic understanding of trending, basic high and low values of controls, running average, and Levey-Jennings quality-control charts.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is meant by the terms mean, median, and mode? How might the calculation of mean, median, and mode provide useful data in a medical laboratory analysis?
- What is standard deviation? In what types of situations might standard deviation provide useful biomedical laboratory data?
- What are some examples of conclusions that may be drawn from the statistical analysis of medical laboratory data?
- How can information from statistical analysis produce incorrect conclusions?