CLINICAL RESEARCH EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS|
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1) A researcher conducting a case series must do all of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWER Look at
individuals with the disease and those without the disease
2) All of the following are true statements about a case series study approach EXCEPT: - ANSWER
Some case series for rare conditions may require at least one hundred participants
3) When using medical records as part of the data collection process for a case series, the
researcher should: - ANSWER Create a questionnaire that guides the extraction of information
from the medical records
4) Which of the following is NOT considered to be a special requirement for a case series study
approach? - ANSWER All of the above are considered to be special requirements for a case series
study approach
5) What commonly used type of cross-sectional study asks participants about their knowledge,
attitudes, beliefs, perceptions, practices, and behaviors? - ANSWER KAP survey
6) What type of study method is used for many of the largest studies conducted by the U.S. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention? - ANSWER Repeated cross-sectional survey
7) Which of the following would be the first step in conducting a cross-sectional survey? - ANSWER
Define a source population
8) What is the primary study question to ask when conducting a cross-sectional survey? - ANSWER
What is the prevalence of the exposure and/or disease in the population?
9) The cross-sectional study approach should be used when? - ANSWER Time is limited and/or
budget is small
,10) All of the following are the first steps that should be carried out when conducting a cross-
sectional survey, EXCEPT: - ANSWER Assign a case definition
11) A cross-sectional survey is also known as a(n): - ANSWER Prevalence study
12) Cross-sectional surveys are used for all of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWER Identifying new
syndromes and refining case definitions
13) Cross-sectional surveys measure: - ANSWER All of the above
14) What type of table is used in case-control studies to compare two dichotomous (yes/no)
variables? - ANSWER Two-by-two (2x2) table
15) Which of the following is the measure of association that readers will expect to be reported for a
case-control study? - ANSWER Odds ratio
16) What type of matching approach is common in genetic studies that link each case to a genetic
sibling or another close genetic relative for analysis? - ANSWER Matched-pairs matching
17) Comparing exposure histories of people with the disease and people without the disease is the
goal for what type of study design? - ANSWER Case-control
18) Participants in a case-control study are selected based on: - ANSWER Their disease status
19) In a case-control study, 'cases' are: - ANSWER People with the disease
20) All of the following are options for matching cases and controls in a case-control study, EXCEPT: -
ANSWER Recurrent matching
21) When cases and controls systematically have different memories of the past, this is known as: -
ANSWER Recall bias
, 22) The key statistical measure for case-control studies is: - ANSWER Odds Ratio (OR)
23) Population-based studies are typically conducted using: - ANSWER Human Subjects
24) Which is NOT an example of Laboratory research? - ANSWER Use a food frequency questionnaire
to examine dietary behaviors in a selected population group
25) Which is NOT an example of population-based research? - ANSWER Analyze biochemical
composition of selected foods
26) Population health research objectives may include:
A. Identifying and classifying new health problems.
B. Determining risk factors for disease
C. Evaluating the impact of health policies on health outcomes
D. All of the above - ANSWER All of the above
27) When a study seeks to compare the average levels of exposure and disease in several
populations, it is known as a(n)? - ANSWER Correlational (ecological) study
28) A(n) example of a study approach(es) that focuses on individuals with a particular disease is: -
ANSWER Both A and C
29) Case series and Case control
30) What type of studies seek to recruit a study population that is representative of a well-defined
larger population? - ANSWER Cross-sectional studies
31) A correlational study is also known as a(n): - ANSWER Both A and C
32) Ecological and Aggregate study
33) Which statements about correlational studies is FALSE? - ANSWER Requires the collection of data
from individual study participants.
34) Most exposures and outcomes used in correlational studies are in the form of:
A+ GRADED |GUARANTEED PASS!!
1) A researcher conducting a case series must do all of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWER Look at
individuals with the disease and those without the disease
2) All of the following are true statements about a case series study approach EXCEPT: - ANSWER
Some case series for rare conditions may require at least one hundred participants
3) When using medical records as part of the data collection process for a case series, the
researcher should: - ANSWER Create a questionnaire that guides the extraction of information
from the medical records
4) Which of the following is NOT considered to be a special requirement for a case series study
approach? - ANSWER All of the above are considered to be special requirements for a case series
study approach
5) What commonly used type of cross-sectional study asks participants about their knowledge,
attitudes, beliefs, perceptions, practices, and behaviors? - ANSWER KAP survey
6) What type of study method is used for many of the largest studies conducted by the U.S. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention? - ANSWER Repeated cross-sectional survey
7) Which of the following would be the first step in conducting a cross-sectional survey? - ANSWER
Define a source population
8) What is the primary study question to ask when conducting a cross-sectional survey? - ANSWER
What is the prevalence of the exposure and/or disease in the population?
9) The cross-sectional study approach should be used when? - ANSWER Time is limited and/or
budget is small
,10) All of the following are the first steps that should be carried out when conducting a cross-
sectional survey, EXCEPT: - ANSWER Assign a case definition
11) A cross-sectional survey is also known as a(n): - ANSWER Prevalence study
12) Cross-sectional surveys are used for all of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWER Identifying new
syndromes and refining case definitions
13) Cross-sectional surveys measure: - ANSWER All of the above
14) What type of table is used in case-control studies to compare two dichotomous (yes/no)
variables? - ANSWER Two-by-two (2x2) table
15) Which of the following is the measure of association that readers will expect to be reported for a
case-control study? - ANSWER Odds ratio
16) What type of matching approach is common in genetic studies that link each case to a genetic
sibling or another close genetic relative for analysis? - ANSWER Matched-pairs matching
17) Comparing exposure histories of people with the disease and people without the disease is the
goal for what type of study design? - ANSWER Case-control
18) Participants in a case-control study are selected based on: - ANSWER Their disease status
19) In a case-control study, 'cases' are: - ANSWER People with the disease
20) All of the following are options for matching cases and controls in a case-control study, EXCEPT: -
ANSWER Recurrent matching
21) When cases and controls systematically have different memories of the past, this is known as: -
ANSWER Recall bias
, 22) The key statistical measure for case-control studies is: - ANSWER Odds Ratio (OR)
23) Population-based studies are typically conducted using: - ANSWER Human Subjects
24) Which is NOT an example of Laboratory research? - ANSWER Use a food frequency questionnaire
to examine dietary behaviors in a selected population group
25) Which is NOT an example of population-based research? - ANSWER Analyze biochemical
composition of selected foods
26) Population health research objectives may include:
A. Identifying and classifying new health problems.
B. Determining risk factors for disease
C. Evaluating the impact of health policies on health outcomes
D. All of the above - ANSWER All of the above
27) When a study seeks to compare the average levels of exposure and disease in several
populations, it is known as a(n)? - ANSWER Correlational (ecological) study
28) A(n) example of a study approach(es) that focuses on individuals with a particular disease is: -
ANSWER Both A and C
29) Case series and Case control
30) What type of studies seek to recruit a study population that is representative of a well-defined
larger population? - ANSWER Cross-sectional studies
31) A correlational study is also known as a(n): - ANSWER Both A and C
32) Ecological and Aggregate study
33) Which statements about correlational studies is FALSE? - ANSWER Requires the collection of data
from individual study participants.
34) Most exposures and outcomes used in correlational studies are in the form of:
