Instruction
Assignment needs to be done by today 7am Los Angels time Please answer the following questions must be for epidemiology and biostatistics
1)Calculate the percentage of variance explained for correlation (r) = 0.90 [i.e., the coefficient of determination]. Is this correlation clinically important? Provide a rationale for your answer.
2. The overall odds ratio for the association between breast cancer and smoking status is 3.1 (95% confidence interval=1.3-4.6). a- Interpret the odds ratio of 3.1 b- What do you conclude about smoking – is it a possible risk or preventive factor? Provide rationale
3. Discuss the difference between efficacy, effectiveness, and efficiency. Give examples.
4. in the regression equation of the relationship between systolic blood pressure (mmhg) and age (years), the slope (regression coefficient) is 2.1. interpret the slope (regression coefficient).