STATISTICAL PROBLEMS

1. The serum cholesterol levels (mg/dl) of 10 persons are given below:

260,200,240,240,260,150,220,190,210,240
Summarize these data by calculating mean, median, mode and range.

2. The weights (in kgs) of 10 children aged 2 years are given below:
9,11,10,9,12,8,9,11,10,9
Calculate mean, median, mode and SD.

3. The diatolic B.P (in mm. Hg) of 10 individuals are as follows :

83,75,81,79,71,95,75,77,84,90.
Calculate mean, median, mode, range and SD

4. A surgical unit of a medical college performed the following number of

operations each day of a week.
10,8,11,8,9,8.
Calculate mean, median, mode, range and SD

5. The respiratory rate (per min.) of 10 persons are given below :

17,20,18,17,19,16,20,17,18,16.
Calculate mean, median, mode, range and SD

6. Apply Chi-square test to find the efficacy of the drug from the data
given below.
Chi-square value at p=0.05 & df 1 is 3.84.

Group Died Survived Total

Control on 10 25 35
placebo
Experience on 5 60 65
drug
Total 15 85 100

7. Attack rates among the vaccinated and unvaccinated against measles

are given in the table below. Prove the protective value of vaccination
by chi-square value at p=0.05 & df 1 is 3.84

Group Attacke Not Total

d attacked
Vaccinated 10 90 100
Un vaccinated 26 74 100
Total 36 164 200
 8. Determine if there is any association between whooping cough and
tonsillectomy from the table given below. Chi-square value at p=0.05
& df 1 is 3.84

Group Attacke Not Total

d attacked
Tonsillectomy 10 15 25
No Tonsillectomy 50 25 75
Total 60 40 100

9. Following are the diastolic blood pressure values (in mm Hg) of 10

male adults,

80,60,70,80,65,74,66,80,70,55

Calculate the measures of central tendency and measures of

dispersion.

10. The weights (in kg) 0f 10 children in the age group of 48 to

60 months are given below.

14,16,11,13,15,16,14,15,11,15

Calculate the measures of central tendency and measures of

dispersion.

11.In two different series, with adults aged 21 years, & children aged 3 months,
following data was obtained regarding their height. Find which series shows
greater variation?

12. The census population of a city on March 1st 2001 was 338750 & on March
1st 2011 was 402560. Calculate the mid-year (1st July expected population for the
years 2020)
 EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

1. In a rural mandal with 30,000 population, the following data was

recorded in the year 2009.

Total no. of live births : 960

Total no. of death : 360
Deaths of infants<7 days of age : 33
Deaths of infants between 7-28 days of age : 24
Deaths of infants between 28 days – 1 year : 28
No. of still births : 10
No. of maternal deaths : 6

Calculate the various vital statistical rates and comment.

2. In a town with 2,00,000 population , the following data was

recorded I the year 2009

Total no. of live births : 5600

Total no. of deaths : 2200
Deaths of infants <7 days of age : 252
Deaths of infants between 7-28 days of age : 88
Deaths of infants between 28 days – 1 year : 80
No. of still births : 70
No. of maternal deaths : 34

Calculate the various vital statistical rates and comment.

3. In a rural area with 1 lakh population there were 4000 births, & 400
infant deaths in the year 2015. 120 infants died in the first 28 days of life &
60 died in the first week of life. There were 220 still births in the same year.
Calculate infant mortality rate, neonatal mortality rate, peri-natal mortality
rate, post-neonatal mortality rate.

4. In a rural mandal with 40,000 populations the no. of T.B cases as on

1st January 2009 was 160. In the same year, 40 new cases of T.B were
diagnosed while 16 cases had died and 50 cases were declared cured.
Calculate the following rates :

a. Point prevalence rate as on 1st Jan, 2009.

b. Period prevalence rate for the year 2009.
c. Incidence rate for the year 2009.
 d. Death rate due to T.B for the year 2009.
e. Case fatality rate due to T.B for the year 2009.

5. In a rural mandal with 50,000 populations the no. of T.B cases as on

1st January 2009 was 225. In the same year, 60 new cases of T.B were
diagnosed while 20 cases had died and 80 cases were declared cured.
Calculate the following rates :

a. Point prevalence rate as on 1st Jan. 2009.

b. Period prevalence rate for the year 2009.
c. Incidence rate for the year 2009.
d. Death rate due to T.B for the year 2009.
e. Case fatality rate due to T.B for the year 2009.

6. In a community health center with a population of 1,00,000 the

health workers collected 3,725 blood slides from fever cases during home
visits. I the same year, 3,275 blood slides were collected from OPD. On
examination 200 slides were positive for P.vivax, 100 positive for P.
falciparum. Calculate ABER, API, AFI,SPR & SFR. Suggest control measures
under National Anti Malarial Program.

7. In a PHC with a population of 50,000 the health workers collected

6000 blood slides from fever cases dring active surveillance. On
examination 60 slides were positive for P.Vivax, 5 positive for P.falciparum
and 4 for both P.vivax & P.falciparum. Calculate ABER,API,AFI,SPR & SFR.
Suggest control measures under National Anti- Malarial Program.

8. A cohort study was conducted to find out the effect of smoking in

lung cancer. The study showed.

Exposure Lung No. Lung Total

to smoking cance cancer
r
Yes 70 6930 7000
NO 3 2997 3000
Total 73 9927 10000

Calculate the incidence rates of lung cancer, relative risk and

attributable risks.
 9. A case – control stud showed the following data.

Exposure Lung No. Lung Total

to smoking cance cancer
r
Yes 33 55 88
No 2 27 29
Total 35 82 117

Calculate the exposure rates and odd ratio.

10. An intra-dermal test with a newly developed filarial antigen was

claimed to be effective in finding out micro-filarial carriers by inventors. Out
of 1000 persons injected intra-dermally with antigen the test was positive in
600 persons of whom 450 were really having micro filariae in their peripheral
blood smear. However the test was negative in 50 persons who also had
micro-filariae in their peripheral blood smear. Find out the sensitivity,
specificity and positive predictive value of the test.

ID test +ve -ve Total

blood blood
smear smear
Positive 450 150 600
Negative 50 350 400
Total 500 500 1000

12. A new screening test for disease X was found to be positive in

20% of the
600 people among whom the prevalence of the disease was known to
be 16% . There were 12 false negatives. Calculate the sensitivity,
specificity and positive predictive value of the test.
 Screenin Positive Negative Total
g test
Positive 84 36 120
Negative 12 468 480
Total 96 504 600

13. A rectangular well with 8m height water column, length 10m and
breadth 5m
is to be disinfected. Horrock’s showed blue coloration in 4 th cup.
Calculate the amount of bleaching powder to disinfect the well. Briefly
describe the steps of disinfecting the well.

13. 3rd cup in the Horrock’s test gives a definite blue color when starch
iodide indicator is added. Calculate the amount of bleaching powder to
disinfect the circular well of diameter 10m & height of 5m. Briefly describe
the steps of disinfecting the well.

14. A 3 year old girl weighing 13kgs, suffering from diarrhoea for 2 days. She
is alert but restless & retraction of skin pinch is not immediate.
1. What is the line of management for this case?
2. Mention composition of Reduced Osmolarity ORS & its benefits

15. An adult labourer comes with a H/O stray dog bite to your clinic. He has
many bite marks with active bleeding on the right thigh.
1. Mention to which class of wounds he would belong to?
2. Give the line of management.

16. A teacher of primary school reports that one of the students is suffering
from scabies. How do you manage the situation?

17. About 25 cases of diarrhoea & vomiting were reported from a village in
PHC.
How do you investigate & prevent further occurrence?
 18. A primary school teacher with a wife & infant was suspecting to be
suffering from pulmonary TB. How you confirm the diagnosis. Outline the steps to
be taken in the management of case, contacts & community?