ATTR 425 Exam 2 Terms Questions And
Complete Answers
Diagnostic Research - ANSWER used by a researcher when starting a research project.
clearly defines what researcher will measure. should be quantifiable
measurement - ANSWER should be reproducible, accurate, and feasible
true agreement - ANSWER simple correlation provides an r value and might occur by
chance alone
Cohen's Kappa - ANSWER more robust, accounts for observed agreement and a
proportion of agreement by chance, a measure of true agreement
cross-sectional study - ANSWER assesses a population on the presence of an illness or
condition
case-control study - ANSWER assess an identified sample of a population with a known
condition
receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves - ANSWER graphical representation of
sensitivity and specificity
prospective study - ANSWER planned study that follows a population going forward to
see if certain factors affect future conditions
retrospective study - ANSWER nonplanwned study that completed a historical review of
a population trying to establish a cause
methods of appraising diagnostic research - ANSWER 1. determine the applicability to
athlete
2. assess the quality of the article
3. review the results
4. summarize the clinical bottom line
CRAAP method - ANSWER currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, purpose
QUADAS - ANSWER a tool to assess diagnostic accuracy of study. contains 14
questions
prognostic research - ANSWER principal component of athletic training where injury or
illness is known and the question is how long until recovery
Complete Answers
Diagnostic Research - ANSWER used by a researcher when starting a research project.
clearly defines what researcher will measure. should be quantifiable
measurement - ANSWER should be reproducible, accurate, and feasible
true agreement - ANSWER simple correlation provides an r value and might occur by
chance alone
Cohen's Kappa - ANSWER more robust, accounts for observed agreement and a
proportion of agreement by chance, a measure of true agreement
cross-sectional study - ANSWER assesses a population on the presence of an illness or
condition
case-control study - ANSWER assess an identified sample of a population with a known
condition
receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves - ANSWER graphical representation of
sensitivity and specificity
prospective study - ANSWER planned study that follows a population going forward to
see if certain factors affect future conditions
retrospective study - ANSWER nonplanwned study that completed a historical review of
a population trying to establish a cause
methods of appraising diagnostic research - ANSWER 1. determine the applicability to
athlete
2. assess the quality of the article
3. review the results
4. summarize the clinical bottom line
CRAAP method - ANSWER currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, purpose
QUADAS - ANSWER a tool to assess diagnostic accuracy of study. contains 14
questions
prognostic research - ANSWER principal component of athletic training where injury or
illness is known and the question is how long until recovery
