biostats

[AllUpOnYoMama]

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what is everyone using for biostats? Im VERY weak in this subject. Thanks.

 

[Captopril]

what is everyone using for biostats? Im very weak in this subject. Thanks.

hy

 

[cgscribe]

HY biostats/behavior is highly recommended across the board in these forums, you can't go wrong. I thought it was very solid.

 

[AllUpOnYoMama]

thanks. HY biostats and behavior are two seperate books right?

 

[cgscribe]

I'm pretty sure the High Yield behavioral science book has behavior and biostats in it.

 

[Captopril]

I'm pretty sure the High Yield behavioral science book has behavior and biostats in it.

Possibly... but there is a stand alone HY Biostat, which I have and subsequently recommend.

 

[rabbitsfeet777]

Really? So you think adding another text on board solely for biostats is necessary? What more do they ask than what is in the HY and UWorld? From the practice NBME I took so far the biostats was plug and chug with the formulas in FA. Is the real deal different you think?

 

[AllUpOnYoMama]

Whats up with BRS behavioral? too long?

 

[Cliff Huxtable]

Do they make you do any calculations on step 1 like confidence intervals, z-scores, etc?

 

[cgscribe]

I can't speak to BRS behavioral, I'm sure it's fine. I'd just heard lots of through-the-grapevine comments about HY.

"Do they make you do any calculations on step 1 like confidence intervals, z-scores, etc?" No tough calculations, you may be asked to interpret them though. Calculation wise, sensitivity/specificity/PPV/NPV are definitely fair game, Relative Risk and odds ratio too. FA is a good source for behavioral, and HY goes above and beyond what you need to know for biostats.

 

[Cliff Huxtable]

I can't speak to BRS behavioral, I'm sure it's fine. I'd just heard lots of through-the-grapevine comments about HY.

"Do they make you do any calculations on step 1 like confidence intervals, z-scores, etc?" No tough calculations, you may be asked to interpret them though. Calculation wise, sensitivity/specificity/PPV/NPV are definitely fair game, Relative Risk and odds ratio too. FA is a good source for behavioral, and HY goes above and beyond what you need to know for biostats.

Yeah everyone keeps taking about HY Behavioral and now I'm debating if its worth the time/money to get it?

How hard are the behavioral questions on step 1, I don't know?

Are the "what should you do?" questions tough?

 

[cgscribe]

"Yeah everyone keeps taking about HY Behavioral and now I'm debating if its worth the time/money to get it?"
--I think you can survive without it. FA is good for behavioral/biostats, and if you've had these taught to you in school, you're fine either way.

How hard are the behavioral questions on step 1, I don't know?
--For the most part, with a little bit of studying, they're pretty straight-forward. I think what you'll hear is behavioral isn't something to spend lots of time studying, but you should definitely look. They're equally weighted points, so it's worth putting in a little effort. With HY or just FA + practice q's, you'll be totally fine on the real thing.

Are the "what should you do?" questions tough?
--Again, with a little studying, they're fairly straight-forward. On any test there's probably going to be a few that are tricky or you're not sure, and that's how I felt on mine.

 

[njshibby]

Anyone know how good the Kaplan lecture notes are for these?

 

[Cliff Huxtable]

"Yeah everyone keeps taking about HY Behavioral and now I'm debating if its worth the time/money to get it?"
--I think you can survive without it. FA is good for behavioral/biostats, and if you've had these taught to you in school, you're fine either way.

How hard are the behavioral questions on step 1, I don't know?
--For the most part, with a little bit of studying, they're pretty straight-forward. I think what you'll hear is behavioral isn't something to spend lots of time studying, but you should definitely look. They're equally weighted points, so it's worth putting in a little effort. With HY or just FA + practice q's, you'll be totally fine on the real thing.

Are the "what should you do?" questions tough?
--Again, with a little studying, they're fairly straight-forward. On any test there's probably going to be a few that are tricky or you're not sure, and that's how I felt on mine.

Thanks so much for taking the time to respond.

Any other tips/advice you have for a future step 1 taker?

Thanks!

 

[cgscribe]

Feel free to message me with any q's you may have. **note of caution: I just took mine this last Monday and don't have a score yet. I'm always happy to lend advice.

 

[Cryogos]

I think if you just go with the stats stuff that's included in the HY Behavioral, combined with what's in FA, you should be fine material-wise. The qbank questions on World are also great to help reinforce learning. I don't think you need a separate book dedicated to biostats...

 

[cgscribe]

Agreed with above. Especially if you have solid biostats/behavioral teaching in the first 2 years.

 

[rahulb]

how many biostats/behav Qs did you see per block?

 

[cgscribe]

I'd say it averaged around 5, but it's really hard for me to remember specifically. That means both "what would be the best next statement/question" and biostats q's about everything.

 

[opusthecat]

I don't remember getting any beh. sci. q's that weren't in FA. I think it's a waste to get a separate review book for biostats and beh. sci. UW is great for adding understanding to the facts listed in FA.

 

[Cliff Huxtable]

So in addition to FA and UW and Goljan Path, based on your test experience, are there any other books/subjects you wish you had also studied?

 

[GMDMD]

I always recommend UWorld to people in general but I have to say the Kaplan QBank biostats questions were very good. Biostats and Ethics questions were very strong in kaplan-qbank.

 

[cgscribe]

"So in addition to FA and UW and Goljan Path, based on your test experience, are there any other books/subjects you wish you had also studied?"

People all have unique opinions on this. I felt that BRS Phys was good, CMMRS for micro was solid. Goljan's audio makes his book much more digestable. That's pretty all I used with FA/UW.

"I always recommend UWorld to people in general but I have to say the Kaplan QBank biostats questions were very good. Biostats and Ethics questions were very strong in kaplan-qbank."

-I've heard similarly. I felt UWorld's q's were solid too, but have heard great things about Kaplan's.