Statistic calculations on the MCAT

[Danny L]

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Will we need do calculations for statistical tests (like standard deviation) or just interpret? If we do which ones should we focus on?

 

[DRHRT]

most likely interpret

 

[aldol16]

They're not going to have you do long, tedious calculations on the exam. They're not going to have you do standard deviation calculations. You will need to understand standard deviation, though.

 

[DaAlienist]

They're not going to have you do long, tedious calculations on the exam. They're not going to have you do standard deviation calculations. You will need to understand standard deviation, though.

I am looking through the OG and it does not specify what statistics are testable. I am from a bio research background so will I need to use my knowledge of lots of biostats concepts (e.g. power, error type, choice of t test, ANOVA, etc...)?

 

[aldol16]

I am looking through the OG and it does not specify what statistics are testable. I am from a bio research background so will I need to use my knowledge of lots of biostats concepts (e.g. power, error type, choice of t test, ANOVA, etc...)?

I'm 99% sure you will not be forced to do an extended statistical calculation on the exam. There are programs for that. But you should expect to be able to interpret statistics when they are given to you. The most fundamental form of this is an error bar - know what it means and the underlying assumptions.

 

[MountainClimber94]

No...but you will need to know basic statistical language and be able to interpret data/charts