Research Methods Final Exam 2026
What term does the state pertain to?
Intent to Treat
"As randomized, so analyzed"
RR: proportion; compares an event in relation to all
What is the difference between Relative Risk and the events
Odds Ratio Odds Ratio: ratio of ratios; compares events with
non events
1. cause must precede effect
What 3 criteria must be present in experimental
2. cause and effect must be correlated
research?
3. correlation cant be explained by another variable
T/F
Compliant subjects usually have better outcomes True
than non-compliant subjects regardless of
treatment
Describe a Cohort Study Prospective
, Research Methods Final Exam 2026
Describe a Case Control Study retrospective
Efficacy refers to those that received treatment
Effectiveness refers to those who were offered
Describe Efficacy and Effectiveness in RCTs treatment
Efficacy excludes non-compliers
Internal: Did it make a difference?
Describe internal and external validity
External: Can it be applied
Used for non-compliant data, take the last
Describe the 'last assessment point carried
assessment point before they dropped out and
forward' technique
carry it forward to each assessment check point
What are the two ways of dealing with non- 1. implement strategies to minimize withdrawal
compliers? 2. report lost data in a flow diagram
, Research Methods Final Exam 2026
It's not the treatment that works, it's the belief that it
will work
Describe the psychological theory of the placebo
Irving Kirsch Anti-depressant study
Which study discussed in class emphasizes the
Talbot, 2000 Wisdom Teeth
subjective nature of pain
showing attention and care for the patient triggers
Describe the process-of-treatment theory physical reactions that reduce stress and promote
healing
what is the gold standard study for epidemiology
Cohort
work?
What is the key feature of a cohort study? time
What term does the state pertain to?
Intent to Treat
"As randomized, so analyzed"
RR: proportion; compares an event in relation to all
What is the difference between Relative Risk and the events
Odds Ratio Odds Ratio: ratio of ratios; compares events with
non events
1. cause must precede effect
What 3 criteria must be present in experimental
2. cause and effect must be correlated
research?
3. correlation cant be explained by another variable
T/F
Compliant subjects usually have better outcomes True
than non-compliant subjects regardless of
treatment
Describe a Cohort Study Prospective
, Research Methods Final Exam 2026
Describe a Case Control Study retrospective
Efficacy refers to those that received treatment
Effectiveness refers to those who were offered
Describe Efficacy and Effectiveness in RCTs treatment
Efficacy excludes non-compliers
Internal: Did it make a difference?
Describe internal and external validity
External: Can it be applied
Used for non-compliant data, take the last
Describe the 'last assessment point carried
assessment point before they dropped out and
forward' technique
carry it forward to each assessment check point
What are the two ways of dealing with non- 1. implement strategies to minimize withdrawal
compliers? 2. report lost data in a flow diagram
, Research Methods Final Exam 2026
It's not the treatment that works, it's the belief that it
will work
Describe the psychological theory of the placebo
Irving Kirsch Anti-depressant study
Which study discussed in class emphasizes the
Talbot, 2000 Wisdom Teeth
subjective nature of pain
showing attention and care for the patient triggers
Describe the process-of-treatment theory physical reactions that reduce stress and promote
healing
what is the gold standard study for epidemiology
Cohort
work?
What is the key feature of a cohort study? time
