HSC 4500 EXAM #2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% VERIFIED
________ are a type of prevalence study that make a one-time assessment (similar to a
snapshot) of disease in a study group - ANSWER cross-sectional studies
Descriptive epidemiology describes data according to person, place, and ______________: -
ANSWER time
Because a case-control study begins with the outcome of interest and looks back at possible
causes of the outcome, it is ______________ in nature. - ANSWER retrospective
____________ occurs when an extrinsic factor is associated with a disease outcome and
independent of that association is also associated with the exposure; an extraneous factor has
entered into the exposure-disease association. - ANSWER confounding
If an epidemiological study focuses on the outcomes among a sample of employed
individuals, the healthy worker effect may be a source of: - ANSWER ?
The experimental study design considered to be the "gold standard" in epidemiology because
it utilizes the most scientifically rigorous procedures. - ANSWER randomized controlled trial
In Hill's Criteria of Causality, _________ means an exposure is associated with only one disease
100% VERIFIED
________ are a type of prevalence study that make a one-time assessment (similar to a
snapshot) of disease in a study group - ANSWER cross-sectional studies
Descriptive epidemiology describes data according to person, place, and ______________: -
ANSWER time
Because a case-control study begins with the outcome of interest and looks back at possible
causes of the outcome, it is ______________ in nature. - ANSWER retrospective
____________ occurs when an extrinsic factor is associated with a disease outcome and
independent of that association is also associated with the exposure; an extraneous factor has
entered into the exposure-disease association. - ANSWER confounding
If an epidemiological study focuses on the outcomes among a sample of employed
individuals, the healthy worker effect may be a source of: - ANSWER ?
The experimental study design considered to be the "gold standard" in epidemiology because
it utilizes the most scientifically rigorous procedures. - ANSWER randomized controlled trial
In Hill's Criteria of Causality, _________ means an exposure is associated with only one disease
