Appropriately conducting and interpreting biostatistical applications require attention to a number of important issues. these include, but are not limited to, the following except: . clearly define the objective or research question2. choosing an appropriate study design3. selecting a representative sample/ sufficient size4. carefully collecting and analyzing the data5. producing appropriate summary measures or statistics6. generating appropriate measures of effect or association7. quantifying uncertainty8. appropriately accounting for relationships among characteristics9. limiting inferences to the appropriate population.