Leaders Pre-Test Terms Exam with
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Time-series -
correct answer ✅Looks at equally spaced points in time; usually to
compare DATA.
Cross-sectional -
correct answer ✅A specific point in time and/or a specific disease
process in a geographic area.
Pretest-posttest -
Randomized control trial -
correct answer ✅people are allocated at random (by chance) to
receive one of several clinical interventions. One of the
interventions is the "control", which may be standard practice, a
placebo, or no intervention at all.
quantitative research -
correct answer ✅Numerical Data
What is a characteristic of qualitative research methods? -
correct answer ✅Introduces subjectivity to data collection
, D514 Analytical Methods of Healthcare
Leaders Pre-Test Terms Exam with
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Clinical trial -
correct answer ✅A scientifically controlled study of the safety and
effectiveness of a therapeutic agent
Case study -
correct answer ✅Non-participant (observational) observation is
when researchers investigate one person, one group, or one
institution in depth.
In Professional Journals
Cohort study -
correct answer ✅medical research used to investigate the causes
of disease, establishing links between risk factors and health
outcomes
CARRIED OUT OVER FUTURE periods of time
Meta-analysis -
correct answer ✅uses many different data sources (qualitative and