Disease Detectives B/C

Post by **kjhsscioly** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:59 am

Our state test didn't have much to do with the subtopic. The scenarios were e.coli or salmonella poisoning, but the questions they asked about them could have been applied to any disease. We had stuff on optimal vaccination ratios, and one question on enterotoxins, but otherwise, it was mostly calculations. Somewhat humourously, they gave us most of the equations at the back of the test.

Post by **aubrey048** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 10:06 am

kjhsscioly wrote:Our state test didn't have much to do with the subtopic. The scenarios were e.coli or salmonella poisoning, but the questions they asked about them could have been applied to any disease. We had stuff on optimal vaccination ratios, and one question on enterotoxins, but otherwise, it was mostly calculations. Somewhat humourously, they gave us most of the equations at the back of the test.

So Disease Detectives requires a bit of math? How much specifically? How hard is the math? (Hoping it's Calc or lower, which I will be taking this fall)

I'm not really a math person, so...

The Eviscerator · Post by **The Eviscerator** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 11:16 am

aubrey048 wrote:
kjhsscioly wrote:Our state test didn't have much to do with the subtopic. The scenarios were e.coli or salmonella poisoning, but the questions they asked about them could have been applied to any disease. We had stuff on optimal vaccination ratios, and one question on enterotoxins, but otherwise, it was mostly calculations. Somewhat humourously, they gave us most of the equations at the back of the test.
So Disease Detectives requires a bit of math? How much specifically? How hard is the math? (Hoping it's Calc or lower, which I will be taking this fall)

I'm not really a math person, so...

It's really simple math; it only requires division and multiplication, and, plus, you get a calculator.

kjhsscioly wrote:Our state test didn't have much to do with the subtopic. The scenarios were e.coli or salmonella poisoning, but the questions they asked about them could have been applied to any disease. We had stuff on optimal vaccination ratios, and one question on enterotoxins, but otherwise, it was mostly calculations. Somewhat humourously, they gave us most of the equations at the back of the test.

What is the optimal vaccination ratio, and how do you calculate it? I have never seen it on a test before and I've seen probably 20 or so tests...

Yeah, and I'm pretty sure that giving you the equations is poor test writing; the formulas aren't even hard, and teams get to bring a sheet of information.

ophiophagus · Post by **ophiophagus** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 11:21 am

Yeah, you definitely won't need calc. In terms of math, there's just a formulas and I've seen some basic statistics on one test. It's more of understanding what the numbers mean to the situation (like determining causation or something).

Munchkin13 · Post by **Munchkin13** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 6:36 pm

What place did u guys get at state???? I got fifth.

Infinity Flat · Post by **Infinity Flat** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:21 pm

Munchkin13 wrote:What place did u guys get at state???? I got fifth.

1st, and my team qualified for nationals.

yogoperson · Post by **yogoperson** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:17 am

Infinity Flat wrote:
Munchkin13 wrote:What place did u guys get at state???? I got fifth.
1st, and my team qualified for nationals.

Congrats~!

aubrey048 wrote:
kjhsscioly wrote:Our state test didn't have much to do with the subtopic. The scenarios were e.coli or salmonella poisoning, but the questions they asked about them could have been applied to any disease. We had stuff on optimal vaccination ratios, and one question on enterotoxins, but otherwise, it was mostly calculations. Somewhat humourously, they gave us most of the equations at the back of the test.
So Disease Detectives requires a bit of math? How much specifically? How hard is the math? (Hoping it's Calc or lower, which I will be taking this fall)

I'm not really a math person, so...

*not a math person either*
I forgot how to calculate Prevalence. Can anybody help me? ^^

ophiophagus · Post by **ophiophagus** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 10:30 am

Hehe, sorry about this in advance, but I just couldn't resist. This should help...

yogoperson · Post by **yogoperson** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 1:49 pm

ophiophagus wrote:Hehe, sorry about this in advance, but I just couldn't resist. This should help...

Thanks~!

Post by **kjhsscioly** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:39 pm

Munchkin13 wrote:What place did u guys get at state???? I got fifth.

7th (in C)

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