A researcher is studying a new treatment program that studies the impact
of nutrition education programs on the incidence of adult-onset diabetes
among low-income residents.Which risk adjustment technique should be
used?
Bivariate analysis
Comparison of means
Demographic data comparison
Analysis with confounding variable - ANSWERS-Analysis with
confounding variable
A group of doctors studied exercise tolerance in obese patients in a
clinical trial. The doctors examined computer-assisted and conventional
treatment programs to identify whether computer-assisted methods
would reduce risk of injury.Which risk adjustment technique should be
used for this study?
Demographic variables
Stratification analysis
Regression analysis
Confounding variables - ANSWERS-Stratification analysis- dividing
members of a population into homogeneous subgroups before sampling.
Compare new surgical intervention to conventional surgery.
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, WGU D514 OA EXAM LATEST
A local physical activity initiative was designed to increase the physical
activity for working mothers.What is a categorical variable that could be
used to determine whether the initiative is beneficial?
Hours of physical activity per day
Number of children that the mother has
Method by which the mothers commute to work
Hours spent in front of the computer per day - ANSWERS-Method by
which the mothers commute to work
A physical activity initiative seeks to determine if the number of days
participants exercise varies by gender in order to determine the focus of
the next phase of the initiative.Which type of variable is needed to make
this determination?
Interval variable
Ordinal variable
Continuous variable
Categorical variable - ANSWERS-Categorical variable
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, WGU D514 OA EXAM LATEST
Identify the likelihood of an Ebola virus outbreak in Algeria, Libya, and
Morocco - ANSWERS-Predictive modeling
Identify the percentage of cases of Ebola by country, as well as the
associated mortality rate - ANSWERS-Statistical modeling
Determine the percentage of diabetic patients that meet all five wellness
criteria within an accountable care organization - ANSWERS-Statistical
modeling
Evaluate whether remote monitoring could improve the quality of care
of all diabetic patients treated by an accountable care organization -
ANSWERS-Predictive modeling
A pharmaceutical company wants to forecast the potential revenue for
developing a new drug for a rare disease. - ANSWERS-Predictive
modeling
A pharmaceutical company wants to forecast the increase in demand for
a cancer drug for each of the next ten years. - ANSWERS-Predictive
modeling
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