Biostatistics Case 4
UNIVARIATE VS. BIVARIATE ANALYSES AND REGRESSION
Using the materials in the module homepage and in the background section, please address the following:
What is the difference between “univariate” and “multivariate” analyses? (1 page)
Define and contrast dependent versus independent variables. (1 page)
Describe the difference between logistic regression and linear regression. What types of variables are used for the dependent variable? (1 page)
Length: Case Assignment should be at least 3 pages (750 words) in length.
Required Reading/Helpful Resources:
Lowry, R. (2016). Simple logistical regression. VassarStats: Website for Statistical Computation. http://www.vassarstats.net/logreg1.html
McDonald, J. H. (2014). Logistic Regression. In Handbook of Biological Statistics. Retrieved from http://www.biostathandbook.com/simplelogistic.html
National Library of Medicine. (n.d). Dependent and Independent Variables. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/stats_tutorial/section2/mod4_variables.html
National Science Digital Library’s Computation Science Education Research Desk. (2016). Univariate data and bivariate data. Retrieved from http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/discussions/UnivariateBivariate/
National Science Digital Library’s Computation Science Education Research Desk. (2016). Graphing and interpreting bivariate data. Retrieved from http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/discussions/GraphingData/
