Study Design — Flashcards

Precision may also be referred to as _____

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

When using Hardy-Weinberg population genetics, the frequency of an X-linked recessive disease in males is equal to _____

The statistical power of a study is calculated by _____

When using Hardy-Weinberg population genetics, p2, 2pq, and q2 represent _____ frequencies

What selection bias occurs when specifically selecting patients from a hospital? _____

Confounding bias occurs when the exposure-disease relationship is muddled by the effect of an extraneous factor that is associated with both exposure and disease and _____ on the causal pathway

What type of error is stating that there is an effect when none exists?_____

Lead-time bias can be reduced by measuring _____

_____ describes the tendency of alleles at two loci on the same chromosome to be inherited together more or less often than expected by chance