GCU PUB550 Week 4 Discussion (dq1+dq2) Latest 2023

PUB550 Application and Interpretation of Public Health Data

Week 4 Discussion

DQ1

Correlation is a common statistic to measure a general linear relationship between two variables. Explain why correlation does not equal causation.

DQ2

Explain the differences between parametric and nonparametric tests. How do you determine if a parametric or nonparametric test should be used when analyzing data?