BHS220- Introduction to Health Statistics SLP- Quantitative Health Datum Trident University

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Quantitative Health Datum 1 SLP - Quantitative Health Datum Catonia Roach Trident University BHS220 - Introduction to Health Statistics Dr. Ogbochi McKinney April 20, 2015 Your specific assignment for this week is to select one type of quantitative health datum to collect from your own life. Some examples of data to collect could be: How many minutes do you spend exercising each day? What is your total daily caloric intake in calories? What is your resting heart rate in beats per minute? How many ounces of water do you drink each day? What is your estimated total caloric expenditure from exercise each day? What is your estimated daily intake of saturated fat in grams? If you have the equipment available, you could even take measurements of your blood pressure. Be sure to choose something that varies measurably from day to day. Task: The data that is collected in this study is about the resting heart beat per minute. This data is collected fr om 50 normal males and the unit of measurement for this variable is hbpm (heart beats per minute). In other way, this data can be collected from a single person for 50 or more days. Generally, a normal person resting heart rate would be between 60hbpm to 100hbpm. The collected resting heart beats per minute from a single person for 50 days are shown as follows:
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