Title: Perform statistical analysis of data.
Course: Biomedical Technician (14900) > Section: Performing Basic Laboratory Skills

Performance should include

- using the mean, median, mode, standard deviation, and variance to analyze data sets and describe patterns and departures from patterns
- presenting data in graphical display (e.g., dot plot, histogram).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the definitions of mean, median, mode, standard deviation, and variance? How might the calculation of these provide useful data in a biomedical lab analysis?
- In what types of situations might standard deviation provide useful biomedical lab data?
- What are examples of conclusions that may be drawn from the statistical analysis of biomedical lab data?
- How can information from statistical analysis produce incorrect conclusions?