Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
The type of study that identifies a group with a known history of exposure is: - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Cohort Study
Age, sex and race are examples of what kind of population characteristic? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Demographics
Nominal data - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔non-numerical
data of categories only. Data cannot be arranged in an ordering scheme. (Gender, Race,
Religion)
Ordinal data - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔numerical - categories with an implied order
can be arranged in ordering scheme
Quantitative data - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔numerical data
Qualitative data - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔variable such as Marital status, Sex, Race
categorical data - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔labels or names used to identify categories of
like items
SPecificity - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔True Negative
test neg when person does Not have disease/condition
SEnsitivity - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔True Positive
, test positive when person HAS disease/condition
Which is the best method for showing trends in cancer over time?
Line Graph
Pie Chart
Pareto Chart - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Line Graph
Population-based registries receive cancer data from:
a. Central Cancer Registry
b. Hospitals and independent pathology labs
c. Provider offices - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Hospitals and independent pathology labs
The square root of the variance of data is called: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The standard
deviation
For all eligible analytic cases, the percent of follow-up rate is maintained from the cancer
registry reference date is: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔80%
The best source for obtaining information regarding the patient's disease status is: -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The health care provider.
Tables in a report should: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Have as much white space as possible
surrounding the rows and cells.
Specificity - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔TRUE NEGATIVE
The ability of a test to give a NEGATIVE finding when the person tested does NOT have the
condition.