Study Design — Flashcards

Are cross-sectional surveys useful for measuring incidence and/or prevalence? _____

Is the CFR the same as the Mortality Rate? _____

What type of bias is caused by early detection being confused with increased survival? _____

Meckel diverticulum is two times more likely to occur in _____ (gender)

_____ are a range of values within which the true mean of the population is expected to fall, with a specified probability (usually 95%)

What statistical test is used to check differences between the means of TWO groups? _____

_____ is responsible for most of the public exposure to ionizing radiation

_____ prevalence refers to the amount of an existing condition present in a population during a particular time period

A meta-analysis improves the strength of evidence and _____ of study findings

The power of a study is increased with _____ precision of measurement