KIN104 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Goniometer, Sarcomere, Agonist
30 Oct 2015
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Falsifiability: the ability to test whether or not the data is false. Standard deviation: how wide the data distributes (around the mean) to get a sense of how different the groups are. Standard error: measure of distribution (spread of data) intended for calculating mean to mean. Statistical significance: when a results does not seem to be random and instead related to a specific cause. Biological significance: measured in terms of biological outcome (ie. difference in weight gain, mortality) meaningful difference (does it mean something in the sense of having an impact) Clinical significance: a change in a patients clinical status and difference and determining if it is in need of clinical intervention (ie. medication) Need some kind of information/context to know if it"s meaningful/relevant. Biological and clinical are the same thing. Ontogeny: the development of an individual organism over its lifespan. Changes, development, or brain adaption over one"s lifetime. Nurture ie. bones growing as you age.
