POPM 3240 CERTIFICATION ACTUAL TEST
SCRIPT 2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS A+
● descriptive studies and 3 types Answer: -provide info about the
occurrence of disease but with no attempt to investigate associations
-describe (who, what, where, when), do not compare; useful for
generating* hypotheses
types: case report, case series, surveys
● case reports Answer: -type of descriptive study
-describe rare conditions or unusual cases
● case series Answer: -type of descriptive study
-describes usual clinical course of a condition of interest
-describes a series of cases of patients with a particular outcome
● surveys Answer: -type of descriptive study
-collect info from individuals in a population (like prevalence)
-NO comparison group
, ● analytical studies and 2 types Answer: -analysis of epi date to
establish relationships between risk factors and the occurrence of a
disease (WHY is this occuring)-making comparisons between groups
-useful for hypothesis testing
types: observation and experimental
● observational studies and types Answer: -type of analytical study
-researcher has NO control over the allocation of subjects to the groups
being controlled
-exposed/diseased subjects already exist
types (based on how participants were selected): cross-sectional, cohort,
case-control
● experimental studies and types Answer: -type of analytical study
-researcher intervenes; randomly allocates subjects to the groups
compared/assigns the groups to do something
types: laboratory studies and randomized controlled studies
● cross-sectional study Answer: -type of observational study
-select individuals from a defined population without regard to exposure
or disease status
-participants are examined at a single point or period in time to classify
based on exposure and disease status- "snap-shot" of population
SCRIPT 2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS A+
● descriptive studies and 3 types Answer: -provide info about the
occurrence of disease but with no attempt to investigate associations
-describe (who, what, where, when), do not compare; useful for
generating* hypotheses
types: case report, case series, surveys
● case reports Answer: -type of descriptive study
-describe rare conditions or unusual cases
● case series Answer: -type of descriptive study
-describes usual clinical course of a condition of interest
-describes a series of cases of patients with a particular outcome
● surveys Answer: -type of descriptive study
-collect info from individuals in a population (like prevalence)
-NO comparison group
, ● analytical studies and 2 types Answer: -analysis of epi date to
establish relationships between risk factors and the occurrence of a
disease (WHY is this occuring)-making comparisons between groups
-useful for hypothesis testing
types: observation and experimental
● observational studies and types Answer: -type of analytical study
-researcher has NO control over the allocation of subjects to the groups
being controlled
-exposed/diseased subjects already exist
types (based on how participants were selected): cross-sectional, cohort,
case-control
● experimental studies and types Answer: -type of analytical study
-researcher intervenes; randomly allocates subjects to the groups
compared/assigns the groups to do something
types: laboratory studies and randomized controlled studies
● cross-sectional study Answer: -type of observational study
-select individuals from a defined population without regard to exposure
or disease status
-participants are examined at a single point or period in time to classify
based on exposure and disease status- "snap-shot" of population
