D514 Test Questions With Correct Answers
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Quantitative //Data
"Static" //Numeric //and //Verifiable //Data.
Qualitative //Data
Observable, //categorical //and //subjective //Data.
P //Value
The /
/probability /
/of /
/results /
/of /
/the /
/experiment /
/being /
/attributed /
/to /
/chance. /
/Utilized /
/to //test //the //hypothesis. //Lower //P //value //indicates //results //are //impacted //by //intervention.
Independent //Variable
Has //an //affect //on //the //dependent //variable //"what //you //control"
(Exercise //machine) //to //see //if //BP //is //lowered, //patient //is //on //BP //meds
Dependent //Variable
Variable //that //is //going //to //change //as //a //result //of //intervention
Exercise //machine //to //see //if //(BP //is //lowered), //patient //is //on //BP //meds)
Confounding //Variable
,obscures //effect //of //another //variable
Exercise //machine //to //see //if //BP //is //lowered, //patient //is //on //(BP //meds)
Ordinal //Variable
a //qualitative //variable //that //incorporates //an //ordered //position, //or //ranking.
ex. //income //levels, //levels //of //agreement, //levels //of //satisfaction
Continuous //Variable
A //variable //that //can //take //any //value //in //a //given //range
(AKA //Interval //variable)
Numerical/Quantitative
ex. //10 //degree //temperature //change, //equal //points //on //a //chart.
ex. //credit //score, //GMAT //score, //Temperature
Dichotomous //Variable
Binary //variable, //occurs //in //only //two //possible //states.
ex. //Patient //is //diabetic //or //non //diabetic
Cross //Sectional //Study
Analyses /
/data //from //subset //at //a //specific //time. //Data //that //will //be //pulled //is //predetermined.
ex. //HR //pulling //records //into //how //many //employees //were //injured //last //week.
Time //Series //Study
Analyzing //data //taken //at //predetermined //points.
Made //up //of //multiple //cross //sectional //data //pulls.
ex. //Monthly //patient //experience //scores //pulled.
Focus //Group
, Demographically //diverse //group //pulled //together //into //a //guided //discussion.
Case //Study
an /
/observation /
/technique /
/in /
/which /
/one /
/person /
/is /
/studied /
/in /
/depth /
/in //the //hope //of //revealing //universal //principles. //Usually //no //interaction //with //study //subject
ex. //How //health //system //because //one //of //the //first //integrated //health //delivery //models
Cohort //Study
Following //a //subset //of //a //population //over //a //time. //Usually //answers //a //healthcare //question
ex. //20 //year //study //on //how //eating //habits //influence //genetic //inheritance
Longitudinal //study
study //that //occurs //dover //a //long //period //or //time
Literature //Review
Learning //and //reviewing //documents //for //learnings //sake.
Meta //Analysis
Literature //review //but //you //also //take //action //on //what //you //learned
ex. /
/learning /
/about //proper //lifting //techniques //and //then //implementing //a //course //to //train //others.
Factor //Analysis
// // // // //
Quantitative //Data
"Static" //Numeric //and //Verifiable //Data.
Qualitative //Data
Observable, //categorical //and //subjective //Data.
P //Value
The /
/probability /
/of /
/results /
/of /
/the /
/experiment /
/being /
/attributed /
/to /
/chance. /
/Utilized /
/to //test //the //hypothesis. //Lower //P //value //indicates //results //are //impacted //by //intervention.
Independent //Variable
Has //an //affect //on //the //dependent //variable //"what //you //control"
(Exercise //machine) //to //see //if //BP //is //lowered, //patient //is //on //BP //meds
Dependent //Variable
Variable //that //is //going //to //change //as //a //result //of //intervention
Exercise //machine //to //see //if //(BP //is //lowered), //patient //is //on //BP //meds)
Confounding //Variable
,obscures //effect //of //another //variable
Exercise //machine //to //see //if //BP //is //lowered, //patient //is //on //(BP //meds)
Ordinal //Variable
a //qualitative //variable //that //incorporates //an //ordered //position, //or //ranking.
ex. //income //levels, //levels //of //agreement, //levels //of //satisfaction
Continuous //Variable
A //variable //that //can //take //any //value //in //a //given //range
(AKA //Interval //variable)
Numerical/Quantitative
ex. //10 //degree //temperature //change, //equal //points //on //a //chart.
ex. //credit //score, //GMAT //score, //Temperature
Dichotomous //Variable
Binary //variable, //occurs //in //only //two //possible //states.
ex. //Patient //is //diabetic //or //non //diabetic
Cross //Sectional //Study
Analyses /
/data //from //subset //at //a //specific //time. //Data //that //will //be //pulled //is //predetermined.
ex. //HR //pulling //records //into //how //many //employees //were //injured //last //week.
Time //Series //Study
Analyzing //data //taken //at //predetermined //points.
Made //up //of //multiple //cross //sectional //data //pulls.
ex. //Monthly //patient //experience //scores //pulled.
Focus //Group
, Demographically //diverse //group //pulled //together //into //a //guided //discussion.
Case //Study
an /
/observation /
/technique /
/in /
/which /
/one /
/person /
/is /
/studied /
/in /
/depth /
/in //the //hope //of //revealing //universal //principles. //Usually //no //interaction //with //study //subject
ex. //How //health //system //because //one //of //the //first //integrated //health //delivery //models
Cohort //Study
Following //a //subset //of //a //population //over //a //time. //Usually //answers //a //healthcare //question
ex. //20 //year //study //on //how //eating //habits //influence //genetic //inheritance
Longitudinal //study
study //that //occurs //dover //a //long //period //or //time
Literature //Review
Learning //and //reviewing //documents //for //learnings //sake.
Meta //Analysis
Literature //review //but //you //also //take //action //on //what //you //learned
ex. /
/learning /
/about //proper //lifting //techniques //and //then //implementing //a //course //to //train //others.
Factor //Analysis
