Didactics-Epidemiological statistics 1

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In this video, Dr. Fernando Heredia provides an overview of epidemiological statistics. He explains that epidemiology is a basic science that focuses on health happenings and studies the distribution and determinants of health disease phenomena. The video covers topics such as variables, including qualitative and quantitative variables, independent and dependent variables, intermediate variables, and confusion variables. Dr. Heredia also discusses epidemiological variables, which include time variables, place variables, and individual variables. The video explains different measurement scales for variables, such as nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio scales. The video further delves into study designs, including observational studies and interventional studies, and discusses the concepts of validity and value in epidemiological studies. Additionally, it examines the various types of errors and biases that can impact the internal and external validity of studies, including selection bias and information bias. The video concludes with a list of references.

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Fernando Heredia

Keywords

epidemiological statistics

health happenings

distribution of health disease phenomena

variables in epidemiology

measurement scales for variables