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by JulieK
Sat Jul 01, 2023 6:46 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Question about OSCAR median numbers/resp rate
Replies: 8
Views: 954

Re: Question about OSCAR median numbers/resp rate

Are you interested in posting one of your Daily Details charts in this thread? It can be much more revealing that a single statistic. (I am curious to view the chart. :)) I am willing. I just have to figure out how and can't right now (I'm "functionally illiterate" with computers according to my se...
by JulieK
Sat Jul 01, 2023 6:40 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Question about OSCAR median numbers/resp rate
Replies: 8
Views: 954

Re: Question about OSCAR median numbers/resp rate

Because it's programmed that way, if you're not using Resmed, it's an option in the CPAP tab of preferences Very helpful. Thanks. Wyy? I'm curious. And I wanted to know, in my case, which number was more significant. As the poster below you very nicely explained, the median is 22 *or below* which I...
by JulieK
Sat Jul 01, 2023 6:26 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Question about OSCAR median numbers/resp rate
Replies: 8
Views: 954

Re: Question about OSCAR median numbers/resp rate

The reason to use median instead of average, in any attempt to describe a distribution, is that the average is far more sensitive to extreme values... ...Percentiles (the median is the 50th percentile) give you a sense of what is happening for half the night. Your breathing rate is 22 breaths per m...
by JulieK
Fri Jun 30, 2023 8:26 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Question about OSCAR median numbers/resp rate
Replies: 8
Views: 954

Question about OSCAR median numbers/resp rate

Hi. Noob here. I've been on a resmed 11 cpap for a bit over a month. Pressure is 11, epr is 1. Currently I'm using a Dreamwear FFS. My events (per resmed) are below 1 a night. I've been using OSCAR for a few weeks and have tried to do as much homework as I can on my own. Pls forgive any ignorance sh...