MIDTERM AND FINAL N582 FINAL PAPER
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Descriptive epidemiology focuses on which of the following
questions about health-related states and events? SELECT ALL THAT
APPLY
Who?
Where?
Why?
When? Answer: Who
Where
When
⩥ A ratio always includes a measure of time.
True
False Answer: False
⩥ Adjusted rates are used to control for the effects of variables such as
age on a health outcome.
True
False Answer: True
,⩥ Analytic epidemiology examines the frequency and pattern of health-
related states and events.
True
False Answer: False
⩥ What type of graphic display monitors and compares the age of a
population over time?
Population pyramid
Spot map
Epidemic curve
scatter plot Answer: Population pyramid
⩥ When searching for accurate health related data, the best place to
search would be
Professional organizations
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Consumer interest groups
Any of the above would be appropriate Answer: Centers for Disease
control and prevention
⩥ A proportion is a simple count of the number of people in the
population with a disease or health-related condition.
, True
False Answer: False
⩥ The incidence of a disease is a measure of the number of people in the
population who currently have the disease.
True
False Answer: False
⩥ Which of the following health indicators is most commonly used to
compare the health of a different countries?
Neonatal mortality rate
Overall mortality rate
Infant mortality rate
Perinatal mortality rate Answer: infant mortality rate
⩥ Which of the following terms is used to describe the number of new
cases of a disease during a specified time interval in a specified
population?
Period prevalence
Period incidence
Relative risk
Incidence proportion
Frequency Answer: Incidence proportion
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Descriptive epidemiology focuses on which of the following
questions about health-related states and events? SELECT ALL THAT
APPLY
Who?
Where?
Why?
When? Answer: Who
Where
When
⩥ A ratio always includes a measure of time.
True
False Answer: False
⩥ Adjusted rates are used to control for the effects of variables such as
age on a health outcome.
True
False Answer: True
,⩥ Analytic epidemiology examines the frequency and pattern of health-
related states and events.
True
False Answer: False
⩥ What type of graphic display monitors and compares the age of a
population over time?
Population pyramid
Spot map
Epidemic curve
scatter plot Answer: Population pyramid
⩥ When searching for accurate health related data, the best place to
search would be
Professional organizations
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Consumer interest groups
Any of the above would be appropriate Answer: Centers for Disease
control and prevention
⩥ A proportion is a simple count of the number of people in the
population with a disease or health-related condition.
, True
False Answer: False
⩥ The incidence of a disease is a measure of the number of people in the
population who currently have the disease.
True
False Answer: False
⩥ Which of the following health indicators is most commonly used to
compare the health of a different countries?
Neonatal mortality rate
Overall mortality rate
Infant mortality rate
Perinatal mortality rate Answer: infant mortality rate
⩥ Which of the following terms is used to describe the number of new
cases of a disease during a specified time interval in a specified
population?
Period prevalence
Period incidence
Relative risk
Incidence proportion
Frequency Answer: Incidence proportion
