© 2014 Laureate Education, Inc. Page 1 of 2   Module 2 Application Data Set   This data set on the following page does not contain actual patient information. However, relationships have been built into the measures that may reflect actual associations found in health.   The invented background for this data is that of a sample of blood pressures and BMIs measured for clinic patients who were then followed for up to a 20-year period. These patients were followed until their deaths, and their final age was recorded. A data dictionary describing the measures follows the data.   Data   ID Num Age BP   sex Systolic BP Diastolic BP   BMI Death age   diabetic   Place 1 68 0 139 81 25 84 0 1 2 57 1 170 110 41 64 1 3 3 41 1 151 109 36 59 1 3 4 79 0 140 85 30 81 0 2 5 49 0 165 100 39 69 1 2 6 68 0 141 82 29 86 0 1 7 69 0 138 81 25 89 0 1 8 70 1 149 85 32 78 0 2 9 39 1 189 100 48 47 1 3 10 42 1 152 88 35 60 1 3 11 51 1 150 90 38 70 1 3 12 66 0 153 89 36 73 0 2 13 70 1 145 85 30 81 0 2 14 75 0 139 79 23 92 0 1 15 72 0 144 86 29 91 0 1 16 42 1 171 91 44 61 1 3 17 71 1 150 90 35 74 0 2 18 58 0 141 87 30 75 0 1 19 40 0 175 93 44 60 1 2 20 25 1 180 90 45 40 1 3 21 48 0 146 85 29 67 0 1 22 29 1 160 97 39 49 1 3 23 73 0 137 81 25 92 0 1 24 66 1 167 95 40 68 1 3 25 55 0 190 99 50 65 1 2 © 2014 Laureate Education, Inc. Page 2 of 2   Data Dictionary   Name Type Label Values Missing Measure     ID_Num   Numeric A unique and encrypted ID number for a patient   None   Nominal       Age_BP       Numeric Initial visit age in years when a patient’s blood pressure was recorded         None       Scale   sex   Numeric   Sex of patient 0 = female, 1 = male   None   Nominal   Systolic_BP   Numeric Systolic blood pressure at initial visit     None   Scale   Diastolic_BP   Numeric Diastolic blood pressure at initial visit     None   Scale BMI Numeric Body Mass Index   None Scale   Death_age   Numeric Follow-up age at death in whole years     None   Scale       diabetic       Numeric       Diabetic status of patient 0 = nondiabetic, 1 = diabetes       None       Nominal       Place       Numeric   Census designation for patient’s residence 1 = rural, 2 = suburban, 3 = urban       None       Ordinal W A L D E N U N I V E R S I T Y P U B H 6 0 3 2 / 8 0 3 2 S P S S R E V E A L E D P U B H 6 0 3 3 / 8 0 3 3 I N T E R P R E T A T I O N & A P P O F D A T A T yp es of V ariables & L evels of M easu rem en t T yp es of V ariables y A variable is an y factor, trait, con d ition , or d isease th .

1. © 2014 Laureate Education, Inc. Page 1 of 2
Module 2 Application Data Set
This data set on the following page does not contain actual
patient information.
However, relationships have been built into the measures that
may reflect actual
associations found in health.
The invented background for this data is that of a sample of
blood pressures and BMIs
measured for clinic patients who were then followed for up to a
20-year period. These
patients were followed until their deaths, and their final age was
recorded. A data
dictionary describing the measures follows the data.
Data
ID
Num

2. Age
BP
sex
Systolic
BP
Diastolic
BP
BMI
Death
age
diabetic
Place
1 68 0 139 81 25 84 0 1
2 57 1 170 110 41 64 1 3
3 41 1 151 109 36 59 1 3
4 79 0 140 85 30 81 0 2
5 49 0 165 100 39 69 1 2
6 68 0 141 82 29 86 0 1
7 69 0 138 81 25 89 0 1
8 70 1 149 85 32 78 0 2

3. 9 39 1 189 100 48 47 1 3
10 42 1 152 88 35 60 1 3
11 51 1 150 90 38 70 1 3
12 66 0 153 89 36 73 0 2
13 70 1 145 85 30 81 0 2
14 75 0 139 79 23 92 0 1
15 72 0 144 86 29 91 0 1
16 42 1 171 91 44 61 1 3
17 71 1 150 90 35 74 0 2
18 58 0 141 87 30 75 0 1
19 40 0 175 93 44 60 1 2
20 25 1 180 90 45 40 1 3
21 48 0 146 85 29 67 0 1
22 29 1 160 97 39 49 1 3
23 73 0 137 81 25 92 0 1
24 66 1 167 95 40 68 1 3
25 55 0 190 99 50 65 1 2
© 2014 Laureate Education, Inc. Page 2 of 2
Data Dictionary
Name Type Label Values Missing Measure
ID_Num

4. Numeric
A unique and encrypted ID
number for a patient
None
Nominal
Age_BP
Numeric
Initial visit age in years when
a patient’s blood pressure

5. was recorded
None
Scale
sex
Numeric
Sex of patient
0 = female,
1 = male
None

6. Nominal
Systolic_BP
Numeric
Systolic blood pressure at
initial visit
None
Scale
Diastolic_BP
Numeric
Diastolic blood pressure at
initial visit

7. None
Scale
BMI Numeric Body Mass Index
None Scale
Death_age
Numeric
Follow-up age at death in
whole years
None
Scale

8. diabetic
Numeric
Diabetic status of patient
0 =
nondiabetic,
1 = diabetes
None

9. Nominal
Place
Numeric
Census designation for
patient’s residence
1 = rural, 2
= suburban,
3 = urban
None

10. Ordinal
W
A
L
D
E
N
U
N
I
V
E
R
S
I
T

11. Y
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B
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L
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T
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ariables &
L
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easu
rem
en
t
T
yp
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ariables
y
A
variable is an
y factor, trait, con
d
ition
, or d
isease
th

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d
ifferin
g am
ou
n
ts or typ
es.
y
E
xp
erim
en
tal an
d
observation
al stu
d
ies con
sist of
several typ
es of variables.
y
A

16. ll stu
d
ies in
volve at least on
e in
d
ep
en
d
en
t variable
(IV
) an
d
on
e d
ep
en
d
en
t variable (D
V
).

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G
et acqu
ain
ted
w
ith
id
en
tifyin
g th
e IV
an
d
D
V
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e first
step
in
d
evelop
in
g a research

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estion
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ep
en
d
en
t V
ariable (D
V
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tcom
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terest
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resu
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d
y
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on
ym
s: O
u
tcom
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riterion
variable
y
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xam
p
les:
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C

20. an
cer
{
D
iabetes
{
H
IV
statu
s
{
C
H
D
m
ortality
{
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en
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d
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en
d
en
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ariable (IV
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y
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red
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re of in
terest
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ed
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se of a stu

22. d
y
y
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on
ym
s: E
xp
erim
en
tal, P
red
ictor, or M
an
ip
u
lated
variable
y
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xam
p
les:

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se
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on
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ariable
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variable th
at obscu
res th
e effects betw
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th
e IV
an
d
D

25. V
y
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variable th
at th
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er failed
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in
ate
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on
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h
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variable, M
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iatin

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variable
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xam
p
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rem
en
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variable can
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rem
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in
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16
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in
al
{
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u
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n
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th
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ou
ld
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ou
t.

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am
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u
m
erical valu
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labels (eg., 0
=
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on
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p
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en
d
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35. {
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th
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ortality statu
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live
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rd
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u
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on

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ear in
college (fresh
m
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, sop
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ior, sen
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ru
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u
m
erical valu
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at can
be p
u
t on
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u
m
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lin
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39. y
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on
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s: C
on
tin
u
ou
s, Scale, an
d
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terval
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p
les:
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L
D
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N
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variables
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am
es
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ariable labels –
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h
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resen
ts or w
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om
in
al, ord
in
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variable origin
ally record
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m
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strin
gs, h
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u
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en
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m
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h
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resen
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e u
n
d

53. erlyin
g categorical
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ale
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A
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a variable in
a
sin
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on
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for categorical variables, an
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variable is sh
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63. ill in
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m
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