Analyzing Risk Behaviors & Causes of Death in New Mexico: Bio-statistical Applications, Cheat Sheet of Bioethics

A comprehensive analysis of the new mexico youth risk and resilience survey (nm yrrs), a questionnaire designed to assess risky behaviors among high school students in new mexico. It also includes statistical analysis of causes of death in new mexico, probability calculations, and a discussion on the comparison of crude mortality rates between the united states and china. Useful for students studying public health, statistics, and epidemiology, and is particularly relevant for university students in their second or third year.

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Bio-statistical Applications in Public Health
1. The New Mexico Youth Risk and Resilience Survey (NM YRRS)is a
questionnaire consists of 115 questions designed to assess risky
behaviors, such as drug and alcohol use, as well as influential
demographic variables, such as family support. This survey is
administered to all high school students (grades 9 – 12) in the state of
New Mexico.
For survey items 1- 16, identify the level of measurement (i.e. nominal,
ordinal, interval, ratio) and if the measure is quantitative of qualitative.
a. Question 1
b. Question 2
c. Question 3
d. Question 4
e. Question 5
f. Question 6
g. Question 7
h. Question 8
i. Question 9
j. Question 10
k. Question 11
l. Question 12
m. Question 13
n. Question 14
o. Question 15
p. Question 16
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Bio-statistical Applications in Public Health

  1. The New Mexico Youth Risk and Resilience Survey (NM YRRS)is a questionnaire consists of 115 questions designed to assess risky behaviors, such as drug and alcohol use, as well as influential demographic variables, such as family support. This survey is administered to all high school students (grades 9 – 12) in the state of New Mexico. For survey items 1- 16, identify the level of measurement (i.e. nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio) and if the measure is quantitative of qualitative. a. Question 1 b. Question 2 c. Question 3 d. Question 4 e. Question 5 f. Question 6 g. Question 7 h. Question 8 i. Question 9 j. Question 10 k. Question 11 l. Question 12 m. Question 13 n. Question 14 o. Question 15 p. Question 16
  1. Use the figure below to answer the following questions. a. Which type of graph is depicted here? b. Looking at this visualization, what are the top three leading cause of death in New Mexico? c. How does the cause-of-death ratesfor cancer compare between New Mexico and the United States? d. What is the approximate cause-of-death rate for suicide in New Mexico?
  2. What is the probability of an impossible event?
  3. In 2018, 11 people from Oklahoma were struck by lightning. Given that Oklahoma had a population of approximately649,021, what is the probability that an individual living in Oklahoma will be struck by lightning next year?
  4. False Positives. A new brand of pregnancy tests yields a false negative approximately 1% of the time. If the test is administered 214, how many false negatives are likely to occur?