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Title: Physicians' Reactions to Overweight Patients
Url: http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~lane/case_studies/weight/index.html
Creator: Lane, David M.
Publisher: Rice University
Description: This case study, by David M. Lane of Rice University, assesses the question, "Do physicians discriminate against overweight patients?" This study indicates that, at least in one respect, they do. Basic concepts are t-test, means, and boxplots. The experimental design, materials, descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, and raw data are given.
LC Classification: Medicine -- Medicine (General) -- Medical ethics. Medical etiquette
Medicine -- Public aspects of medicine -- Public health. Hygiene. Preventive medicine -- Chronic and noninfectious diseases and public health -- Individual diseases or groups of diseases, A-Z -- Obesity
Science -- Mathematics -- Mathematical statistics -- Study and teaching. Research
Science -- Mathematics -- Mathematical statistics -- Testing of hypotheses
GEM Subject: Mathematics -- Instructional issues
Health -- Chronic conditions
Mathematics -- Statistics
Key Concept: Mathematics -- Hypothesis testing
Mathematics -- Statistics
Health -- Weight
Resource Type: Reference Material
Instructional Material
Instructional Material -- Case Study
Format: Document -- HTML
Audience: Educator
Learner
Education Level: Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education
Language: English
Access Rights: Free access
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