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Data collection, statistical analysis cell size v. diffusion
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Physiology
Undergraduate 1
06/26/2013

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Term
Natural Variation
Definition
Irregularity must be recognizeed as a fact of life in making physiologcal measurements
Term

Mean

 

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Definition

The average value of a set of data

 

sum of values of data/ number of values of data

 

A/n

Term
Range
Definition
the arithmatic differenece between the lowest and highest values in the group
Term
MODE
Definition
the value that occurs most frequentin the group of measurements
Term
MEDIAN
Definition
the data point in the middleof the data set when the data are put in numerical order
Term
STANDARD DEVIATION
Definition
Gives a relative indicationof the dispertion of the data from the mean
Term
CONFIDENCE LIMITS
Definition

(SD)*1.96

(95%)

 

+/- MEAN

Term
VARIANCE
Definition
The average of the squared differences from the Mean.
Term
TWO SAMPLE T TEST
Definition
  • Comparing two means of two related groups.
  • Significant difference between the two means

 

Term
TOTAL MAGNIFICATION
Definition
(magnification by ocular lens) multiply (magnification of objective lens)
Term
DEPTH OF FEILD
Definition
the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene
Term
FEILD OF VIEW/ FEILD DIAMETER
Definition

The diameter of the field of an optical light microscope is the field number, which is the diameter of the field view in mm measured at the intermediate image plane


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Term
RESOLUTION
Definition
the amount of detail you can see in an image.
Term
GRAPHS
Definition
  • bar graphs compare data in a simple format consisting of rectangular bars.
  • line graphs plotted peaks and dips on the grid allow you to monitor and compare improvement and decline.
  • a pie chart is a popular form of data comparison, consisting of a circle that is split into parts. 
Term

INDEPENDANT VARIABLE

 

Definition

A variable (often denoted by x) whose variation does not depend on that of another.

CONTROLLED

Term
DEPENDANT VARIABLE
Definition

A variable (often denoted by y) whose value depends on that of another.

MEASURED

Term
RATE
Definition
Δ/TIME
Term
SURFACE AREA
Definition
L*W*# of sides
Term
VOLUME
Definition
L*W*H
Term
DIFFUSION
Definition
particles moving from a higher concentration area to a lower concentration area
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