CLINICAL RESEARCH 2025
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ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION 1
______________ examines the distribution of the durations of time that
individuals in a study population experience from an initial time point until some
well-defined event.
A. Spatial analysis
B. Survival analysis
C. Regression
D. Confounder - ANSWERS-Survival analysis
QUESTION 2
All of the following are examples of spatial analysis that can be conducted using a
Geographic Information System (GIS), EXCEPT:
A. Identification of spatial disease clusters
B. Determination of associations, if any, between social or physical environment
and disease
C. Estimation of distances between locations
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D. All of the above are examples of spatial analysis that can be conducted using
GIS - ANSWERS-All of the above are examples of spatial analysis that can be
conducted using GIS
QUESTION 3
What statistical test could be used to compare the mean ages of cases and controls
participating in a case-control study?
A. Independent samples t-test
B. Fisher's exact test
C. Chi-square test
D. Kruskal-Wallis H test - ANSWERS-Independent samples t-test
QUESTION 4
Which of the following calculates the correlation between two binomial variables?
A. Spearman's rho
B. Kendall's tau
C. Phi coefficient
D. Cramér's V - ANSWERS-Phi coefficient
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QUESTION 5
In comparative statistics, what type of error occurs when a test indicates a
significant difference between two or more populations even though the null
hypothesis is true?
A. Type 1 error
B. Type 2 error
C. Type 3 error
D. Type 4 error - ANSWERS-Type 1 error
QUESTION 6
The _________________ is the summary of the article.
A. Introduction section
B. Methods section
C. Abstract
D. Discussion section - ANSWERS-Abstract
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QUESTION 7
All of the following are true statements about the introduction section of an article,
EXCEPT:
A. It provides the background information that the reader must know to understand
the methods and results of the article
B. It often includes information about the study population
C. It might include the results of the study being reported
D. It may include a discussion of what is novel about the new study - ANSWERS-
It might include the results of the study being reported
QUESTION 8
The methods section should begin by:
A. Clearly identifying the study design used
B. Listing person, place, time characteristics
C. Providing definitions of key exposures, outcomes or other variables
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RUTGERS PRACTICE
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION 1
______________ examines the distribution of the durations of time that
individuals in a study population experience from an initial time point until some
well-defined event.
A. Spatial analysis
B. Survival analysis
C. Regression
D. Confounder - ANSWERS-Survival analysis
QUESTION 2
All of the following are examples of spatial analysis that can be conducted using a
Geographic Information System (GIS), EXCEPT:
A. Identification of spatial disease clusters
B. Determination of associations, if any, between social or physical environment
and disease
C. Estimation of distances between locations
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D. All of the above are examples of spatial analysis that can be conducted using
GIS - ANSWERS-All of the above are examples of spatial analysis that can be
conducted using GIS
QUESTION 3
What statistical test could be used to compare the mean ages of cases and controls
participating in a case-control study?
A. Independent samples t-test
B. Fisher's exact test
C. Chi-square test
D. Kruskal-Wallis H test - ANSWERS-Independent samples t-test
QUESTION 4
Which of the following calculates the correlation between two binomial variables?
A. Spearman's rho
B. Kendall's tau
C. Phi coefficient
D. Cramér's V - ANSWERS-Phi coefficient
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QUESTION 5
In comparative statistics, what type of error occurs when a test indicates a
significant difference between two or more populations even though the null
hypothesis is true?
A. Type 1 error
B. Type 2 error
C. Type 3 error
D. Type 4 error - ANSWERS-Type 1 error
QUESTION 6
The _________________ is the summary of the article.
A. Introduction section
B. Methods section
C. Abstract
D. Discussion section - ANSWERS-Abstract
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QUESTION 7
All of the following are true statements about the introduction section of an article,
EXCEPT:
A. It provides the background information that the reader must know to understand
the methods and results of the article
B. It often includes information about the study population
C. It might include the results of the study being reported
D. It may include a discussion of what is novel about the new study - ANSWERS-
It might include the results of the study being reported
QUESTION 8
The methods section should begin by:
A. Clearly identifying the study design used
B. Listing person, place, time characteristics
C. Providing definitions of key exposures, outcomes or other variables
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