HLTH-8035E-1/PUBH-8035H-1/PUBH-8035-1/PUBH-8035D-1-2021-Fall-QTR-Term-wks-1-thru-11- (08/30/2021-11/14/2021)-PT27QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Question 4 1.7 out of 1.7 points An analysis that includes all subjects who were randomized to the treatment and comparison groups, regardless of whether they received or completed their assigned study protocol. Selected Answer: d. Intent-to-treat analysis Question 5 What is the primary objective of any case-control or cohort study? 1.7 out of 1.7 points Selected Answer: d. A valid result. Question 6 Which study design is most appropriate to study multiple outcomes from a single exposure? Selected Answer: b. C Question 7 A case-control study is most efficient design for studying the health effects of rare exposures. Selected Answer: False Question 8 1.7 out of 1.7 points 1.6 out of 1.6 points 1.6 out of 1.6 points The ecological fallacy states that associations seen on the group level will not necessarily be present on the individual level. Selected Answer: True Question 10 1.7 out of 1.7 points An experimental study was conducted among adults with Type 2 diabetes in order to determine if a new medication was more effective in reducing blood glucose levels than the currently used medication. What type of experimental study is this? Selected Answer: b. Individual therapeutic Question 11 0 out of 1.7 points Which of the following techniques used in experimental studies can be directly applied in cohort studies (choose all that apply)? Selected Answers: a. Randomization c. Blinding Question 12 1.7 out of 1.7 points A study was done to determine whether the amount of money spent on soft drinks was related to mortality from diabetes. The investigators collected data on per capita (average per person) soft drink consumption in ten US states and examined its relationship to mortality rates from diabetes in those ten states. In order to calculate per capita sales they gathered annual data on soft drink sales from commerce records and then divided these figures by the state’s population from the most recent census. The mortality data were gathered from the vital records department in each state. What type of study is this? Selected Answer: a. Ecological Study Question 13 What sources can be used to identify controls for a case-control study? Selected Answer: d. All of the above Question 14 When is it desirable to use a case-control study (choose all that apply)? Selected Answers: a. When the disease is rare b. When little is known about the disease 1.7 out of 1.7 points 1.7 out of 1.7 points Question 15 What is the purpose of the control group in a case-control study? 1.6 out of 1.6 points Selected Answer: b. To provide information on the exposure distribution in the population that gave rise to the cases ← OK