Types of biological variables

Identification and description of variables used in any study is a necessary component in biomedical research. Statistical analyses rely on the type of variables that are involved in the study. In this short article, we introduce the different types of biological variables. A researcher has to be fa...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of thoracic disease 2017-06, Vol.9 (6), p.1730-1733
Hauptverfasser: Mayya, Shreemathi S, Monteiro, Ashma D, Ganapathy, Sachit
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Identification and description of variables used in any study is a necessary component in biomedical research. Statistical analyses rely on the type of variables that are involved in the study. In this short article, we introduce the different types of biological variables. A researcher has to be familiar with the type of variable he/she is dealing with in his/her research to decide about appropriate graphs/diagrams, summary measures and statistical analysis.
ISSN:2072-1439
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DOI:10.21037/jtd.2017.05.75