_____ studies are observational studies that compare a group of people with disease to a group without disease
#2
Can you use an ecological study to make conclusions regarding individuals within the populations of study?_____
#3
A method of statistical analysis that pools summary data (ex. means, RRs) from multiple studies for a more precise estimate of the size of an effect is known as _____
#4
The power of a study is increased with _____ expected effect size
#5
What type of study is at the pinnacle of the hierarchy of medical evidence?_____
#6
What type of studies assess the frequency of a given characteristic and a given outcome using population data?_____
#7
What is the ANOVA test used for? (biostatistics)
#8
prevalence (epidemiology)
#9
meta-analysis (epidemiology)
#10
incidence (epidemiology)
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Flashcard 1: _____ studies are observational studies that compare a group of people with disease to a group without disease
Answer: Case-control
Flashcard 2: Can you use an ecological study to make conclusions regarding individuals within the populations of study?_____
Answer: No
Flashcard 3: A method of statistical analysis that pools summary data (ex. means, RRs) from multiple studies for a more precise estimate of the size of an effect is known as _____
Answer: meta-analysis
Flashcard 4: The power of a study is increased with _____ expected effect size
Answer: increased
Flashcard 5: What type of study is at the pinnacle of the hierarchy of medical evidence?_____
Answer: Meta analysis
Flashcard 6: What type of studies assess the frequency of a given characteristic and a given outcome using population data?_____
Answer: Ecological study
Flashcard 7: What is the ANOVA test used for? (biostatistics)
Answer: Compare means of three or more groups.
Flashcard 8: prevalence (epidemiology)
Answer: # existing cases/population at risk ...at a discrete point in time
Flashcard 9: meta-analysis (epidemiology)
Answer: Study that pools data from other studies and analyzes them in aggregate to achieve greater statistical power
Flashcard 10: incidence (epidemiology)
Answer: # new cases/population at risk ...over a specified time period (i.e. a compound rate)
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