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Course: vhb Demo: English Competence and Research Training for Health Professionals_Alt (vhb Demo: English Competence and Research Training for Health Professionals_Alt)
Glossary: Glossary - Research Basics and Terminology
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Incidence

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  • Number of new occurrences of a condition in a population over a given period of time
  • Example: number of new cases of breast cancer in Bavaria over one year

Independent Variable

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Clinical trial

Dependent variable = outcome (ill or healthy)

Independent variable = treatment arm (new drug)


Interval Scale

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  • Measurement scale; interval known, but no true “0” point
  • Type of data: metric, quantitative, discrete or continuous
  • Example: temperature (Fahrenheit or Celsius), IQ, etc.