Vital statistics : an introduction to the science of demography / by George Chandler Whipple.

  • George C. Whipple
Date:
1923
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Credit: Vital statistics : an introduction to the science of demography / by George Chandler Whipple. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    braced by the sample. The representative method is t widely used. There are two general methods of sampling. One is that of random selection, the other is that of mix¬ ture and subdivision. The object in both cases is the same,, — to secure a sample truly representative of the whole. The tendency to take samples of the obvious and the ac-- cessible is one that must be constantly struggled against.. EXERCISES AND QUESTIONS 1. How can vital statistics be used to determine relative values ini public health activities? [See Am. J. P. H., Sept., 1916, p. 916.] 2. Describe the common method used in compiling genealogies. [Consult some systematic genealogy, —say that of your own family.]] 3. Prepare a diagram of your own ancestry, giving the names of^ your father and mother, the dates of their birth (and death) and theirr birthplaces; also the same information as to your two grandfatherss and your two grandmothers; your four great-grandfathers, etc., as fan as the information can be readily obtained. 4. Who was Mendel and what is the Mendelian law? [See Rose-- nau’s Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Chapter on Heredity and! Eugenics.] 6. What are the primary laws of heredity and eugenics? 6. What information can you give as to the heights of your father andi mother, your grandfathers and grandmothers? Can you illustrate any of the laws of heredity, as to height, color of hair or any other char¬ acteristics, from your own family records? 7. Can you suggest a schedule of anthropometric data to be kept for each person as a matter of family record? 8. Write a short biographical sketch of some person famous for work in statistics, demography or vital statistics. (Name to be assignec. || by the instructor.)
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