Study Design — Flashcards

How are prevalence and incidence related? _____

The sickle cell (HbS) allele is carried by _____% of African Americans

The power of a study is increased with _____ expected effect size

Which measure of dispersion measures the variability of a set of sample means around the true population mean? _____

The number needed to harm (NNH) is equal to _____

Outbreaks of Rickettsia prowazekii are commonly seen in _____

The incidence of pancreatic cancer in women has slowly _____ over the last century

What type of study uses subjects as their own controls?_____

Multiple sclerosis is more commonly seen in caucasians in regions _____ the equator (towards or away from)

The Mortality Rate measures the _____ due to a specific disease in a population at risk