HSCI 488 - Epidemiology: Introduction to the Study of Diseases » Fall 2018 » Quizzes

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Question #1
Descriptive studies are a great tool to provide evidence of the association between exposure and outcome?
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #2
Which study descriptive study design used individual level data (mark all that apply)
A.   case study
B.   case series
C.   ecological study
Question #3
Which is true about case studies?
A.   cases and controls are not always comparable
B.   is might be difficult to recruit a control group
C.   no comparison group
Question #4
Is the transmission of meningitis described above direct or indirect?
A.   no answer provided
B.   direct
C.   indirect
Question #5
Imagine that in January 2018, 1500 cases of meningitis were diagnosed among CSUN students. Would this represent an occurrence of disease that is:
A.   endemic
B.   epidemic
C.   pandemic
D.   there is not enough information to determine
Question #6
What is the most likely agent for cases of meningitis at CSUN?
A.   Streptococcus pneumoniae
B.   Group B Streptococcus
C.   Haemophilus influenzae
D.   Neisseria meningitidis
Question #7
What is the one feature that distinguishes experimental studies from observational studies?
A.   Investigator assigns the exposure
B.   A comparison group
C.   An Incentive for the particpants
D.   IRB Review
Question #8
Epidemiological research is designed to test
A.   the impact of bias on research
B.   the impact of an exposure on an outcome
C.   the impact of research on bias
D.   the impact of an outcome on an exposure
Question #9
Randomization removes all possible investigator bias.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #10
Placebos can help to maintain blinding of:
A.   both investigator and participant
B.   the research participant
C.   the investigator
Question #11
You want to study the potential for a new dance shoe for tap dancers to prevent ankle injuries. You design an experimental trial where one group dances in the new and improved shoe and they other group wears the traditional shoe. From your literature review, you are aware that female tap dancers are more prone to sprained ankles than male tap dancers. What is the best tool to help you determine if you results are related to the difference in shoes between the two groups or something else?
A.   stratification
B.   randomization
C.   selection bias
Question #12
Who is John Snow?
A.   No answer text provided.
B.   an HIV researcher
C.   the father of modern epidemology
D.   a current CDC epidemiologist
Question #13
What is an example of a primary prevention tool?
A.   annual mammograms
B.   birth control bill
C.   tylenol to treat a headache
D.   filling a cavity

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