A study was conducted on two different samples for comparing variation between DBP and Vitamin D. Diastolic blood pressure normal is 110 with standard deviation 11 and vitamin D levels normal 18 with standard deviation 3. Which of the sample has more variable?
Correct Answer: Vitamin D is more than DBP.
Description: Ans. (b) Vitamin D is more than DBPRef: Parks Text book of Preventive and Social Medicine 24th Ed; Page No-886* Coefficient of variation (CV)=MeanSD x100* Standard Deviation (SD):# It is denoted by the Greek word sigma.# It gives us an idea of "spread" of dispersion.# Standard deviation =Variance * Coefficient of variation for DBP=11011 x100=10%* Coefficient of variation for vitamin D=183 x100=16%* So Coefficient of variation for DBP< Coefficient of variation for vitamin D
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