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Central tendency A central tendency could be defined as a central value for a probability distribution. The central tendency could be also called the center...

Summary The term globalization refers to the process by which relations between nations have become interdependent and have transcended the physical and geographical boundaries that...

Histogram A histogram also called a frequency histogram could be defined as an accurate graphical representation of the distribution of numerical data set. It is...

Joint distribution It is a data table (similar to a relative frequency table) that shows the distribution of one set of data against the distribution...

This article is Chapter I from the author's book Statistics and Probability Flashcards. Definitions Individuals and variables In a dataset, the individuals are the items with one...

Food supplements are foodstuffs intended to supplement the normal diet, the constitute a concentrated source of nutrients or other substances having, alone or in...

The notion of probiotics has recently developed and most pharmacists have not been trained in these new food supplements. From birth, our gastrointestinal tract is...

The gastrointestinal tract is important to human health and key to this is the trillions of bacteria that live in our gut, it carries...

Probiotics are living bacteria and yeasts. The health advantages of probiotic supplements and foods have been well documented, for instance, they help losing weight, maintaining...

There are approximately 3.8·1013 single-celled microorganisms for every single "reference man"  weighing 140 pounds, and their total mass is about 200 grams (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov). Intestinal microbiota aids in the breakdown of food products...