EPID 309 Quiz Questions
Selective screening involves the screening test to which of the following? - answer high
risk groups
The ability of a measuring instrument to give consistent results in repeated trials is
known as: - answer reliability
A term that determines whether disease is present is: - answer diagnostic test
A new screening test is developed which has a greater sensitivity than the previous
'gold standard' test for breast cancer among women. If nothing else changes, -
answerthe PPV should increase
A group of persons working on behalf of or strongly supporting a particular cause, such
as an item of legislators, an industry, or a special segment of society is known as: -
answerAn interest group
Which of the following is NOT conductive to success of a medical screening? - answer
excellent therapeudic results at all stages
The ability to identify a case as a case is known as: - answerSensitivity
A new screening tool is better able to identify people without the disease. This test likely
has higher ______ than the previous tool used. - answerSpecificity
Screening for a disease involves which type of prevention? - answerSecondary
Researchers restricted their analysis to those case and controls with at least 70% of
their lifetime years with a known source of drinking water. This approach was used to
reduce which type of bias? - answerselection bias
Midway through a study on childhood lead exposure in Flint Michigan, scientists
discover that the contaminated area from which exposed individuals were identified was
actually 100KM wider than previously suspected. This is an example of -
answermisclassification bias
Tagging a survey question to a specific time point or life event can reduce: -
answerrecall bias
Using trained interviewers, a research team surveys migrant workers to understand the
health problems in their native countries. You are concerned about - answerthe healthy
worker effect
Selective screening involves the screening test to which of the following? - answer high
risk groups
The ability of a measuring instrument to give consistent results in repeated trials is
known as: - answer reliability
A term that determines whether disease is present is: - answer diagnostic test
A new screening test is developed which has a greater sensitivity than the previous
'gold standard' test for breast cancer among women. If nothing else changes, -
answerthe PPV should increase
A group of persons working on behalf of or strongly supporting a particular cause, such
as an item of legislators, an industry, or a special segment of society is known as: -
answerAn interest group
Which of the following is NOT conductive to success of a medical screening? - answer
excellent therapeudic results at all stages
The ability to identify a case as a case is known as: - answerSensitivity
A new screening tool is better able to identify people without the disease. This test likely
has higher ______ than the previous tool used. - answerSpecificity
Screening for a disease involves which type of prevention? - answerSecondary
Researchers restricted their analysis to those case and controls with at least 70% of
their lifetime years with a known source of drinking water. This approach was used to
reduce which type of bias? - answerselection bias
Midway through a study on childhood lead exposure in Flint Michigan, scientists
discover that the contaminated area from which exposed individuals were identified was
actually 100KM wider than previously suspected. This is an example of -
answermisclassification bias
Tagging a survey question to a specific time point or life event can reduce: -
answerrecall bias
Using trained interviewers, a research team surveys migrant workers to understand the
health problems in their native countries. You are concerned about - answerthe healthy
worker effect
