NYU BIOSTATISTICS FINAL
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
>> Epidemiological Measures
Answer: Disease occurrence metrics
>> Attack Rate
Answer: Proportion affected in outbreak
>> Case Fatality Rate
Answer: Deaths divided by cases
>> Mortality Rate
Answer: Deaths per population
>> Morbidity Rate
Answer: Disease per population
>> Age-specific Rate
Answer: Rate for age group
>> Age-adjusted Rate
Answer: Standardized for age distribution
>> Direct Standardization
, Answer: Apply rates to standard population
>> Indirect Standardization
Answer: Calculate SMR
>> Standardized Mortality Ratio
Answer: SMR observed/expected
>> Years of Potential Life Lost
Answer: YPLL premature death
>> Disability-Adjusted Life Years
Answer: DALY burden measure
>> Quality-Adjusted Life Years
Answer: QALY health outcome
>> Screening Test
Answer: Detect disease early
>> Diagnostic Test
Answer: Confirm disease presence
>> Gold Standard
Answer: Best available diagnostic
>> Lead Time Bias
Answer: Early detection artifact
>> Length Time Bias
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
>> Epidemiological Measures
Answer: Disease occurrence metrics
>> Attack Rate
Answer: Proportion affected in outbreak
>> Case Fatality Rate
Answer: Deaths divided by cases
>> Mortality Rate
Answer: Deaths per population
>> Morbidity Rate
Answer: Disease per population
>> Age-specific Rate
Answer: Rate for age group
>> Age-adjusted Rate
Answer: Standardized for age distribution
>> Direct Standardization
, Answer: Apply rates to standard population
>> Indirect Standardization
Answer: Calculate SMR
>> Standardized Mortality Ratio
Answer: SMR observed/expected
>> Years of Potential Life Lost
Answer: YPLL premature death
>> Disability-Adjusted Life Years
Answer: DALY burden measure
>> Quality-Adjusted Life Years
Answer: QALY health outcome
>> Screening Test
Answer: Detect disease early
>> Diagnostic Test
Answer: Confirm disease presence
>> Gold Standard
Answer: Best available diagnostic
>> Lead Time Bias
Answer: Early detection artifact
>> Length Time Bias