Episode Synopsis "Research Part I: Basics and Statistics to Memorize"

A large number of exam takers who fail to pass the OCS exam report that the section on research was one of their lowest-scoring sections. Dr. David Smelser discusses research basics as well as statistics and important values you will need to memorize to ace the research portion of the exam. In this episode, David covers levels of evidence, types of variables, p-values and alpha levels, type I and type II errors, effect sizes, Cohen's kappa, and likelihood ratios. And just to keep things interesting, these values are reinforced with real data from studies that could be relevant for the exam.Use code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.Find more resources and subscribe to practice questions at PhysioFieldGuide.com.Support the showUse code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.Support the podcast and get study guides and bonus episodes at Patreon.com/physiofieldguide.Find more resources and subscribe to practice questions at PhysioFieldGuide.com.

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