CTR EXAM DATA QUALITY/USAGE FULLY SOLVED 2025 #5
True or false? The only information that is requested when a follow-up letter is sent to a
physician is the vital status and last date of contact of the patient. - correct answer
False.
The follow-up letters usually request information on vital status, the last date of contact,
cancer status, and any additional treatment information.
Quality control efforts in the cancer registry should target which of the following areas: -
correct answer Casefinding and the reportable list
Use of the data standards manuals
Data entry errors
Which of the following is NOT required to be included in the evaluation of the quality of
cancer registry data? - correct answer Abstract is complete within six months of initial
contact with the facility
The following is an example of an Edit error. Given the information provided by the edit
error message, how should this edit be corrected?
Edit: Laterality, Primary Site
E: Laterality must be provided for specified paired organs/sites
Laterality (295) [0] _
Primary Site (291) [C445] _ _ _ _
Date of Diagnosis (283) [020120xx] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Abstract Text:
PATIENT DIAGNOSED WITH MELANOMA ON MID LOWER BACK ON BIOPSY ON
2/1/20xx. 2/25/20xx PATIENT ADMITTED FOR WIDE EXCISION AND SENTINEL
LYMPH NODE BIOPSY. - correct answer Laterality should be corrected to code 5
Stage is an example of: - correct answer Ordinal data
According to NCI, the standard way of discussing prognosis is by using _________
survival rates. - correct answer 5-year
For the following data set, what is the median? Data: 96 48 27 72 39 70 7 68 99 36 95 4
6 13 34 74 65 42 28 54 69 - correct answer 48
Epidemiology - correct answer The occurrence of disease in human populations
When an epidemiologist refers to the distribution of disease, which of the following is
being described: - correct answer Person, place, and time
The first step in preparing a statistical report is to - correct answer Determine the
objectives of the report
, For the following data set, what is the range? Data 65 73 89 56 73 52 47 - correct
answer 42
If you studied the mean survival time for two groups of patients (that were given
different treatments) and you want to test the significance of their difference, which test
would you use? - correct answer T-test
According to the coc cancer Program Standards Manual v1.2.1, facilities accredited by
the Commission on Cancer: - correct answer Are required to publish and annual report
for compliance of Standard 1.12
The standard deviation expresses the spread of data about the ______. - correct
answer Mean
If you were to measure a variable on every person in the population you would find the
frequency distribution would display a pattern with most of the measurements near the
center of the frequency. This is called: - correct answer Normal distribution
The notation (p < 0.05) means: - correct answer The probability of an undesirable result
(that which is due to chance) is less than 5%.
The information for each case of cancer in the cancer registry database is able to be
shared with other cancer registry databases by using a standardized system called: -
correct answer The NAACCR record layout
A byte in computer science represents: - correct answer One character of information
Compared to a paper-based cancer registry abstract system, which one of the following
would NOT be an advantage of an electronic cancer registry database? - correct
answer Less costly to install and operate
The query language recognized by the industry as being the standard is called: - correct
answer SQL
In the cancer registry database, a data field is: - correct answer One item of information
Complete the sentence below by selecting the most appropriate word or term from the
four options: The _________ recognizes input from the keyboard, sends output to the
monitor or printer and keeps track of files and directories on the disk. - correct answer
Operating System
The conventional definition of a computer is a: - correct answer Device that performs
high-speed operations or otherwise processes information
The value of the cancer registry data lies in its ability to be: - correct answer Combined
and shared with data collected in other registries
True or false? The only information that is requested when a follow-up letter is sent to a
physician is the vital status and last date of contact of the patient. - correct answer
False.
The follow-up letters usually request information on vital status, the last date of contact,
cancer status, and any additional treatment information.
Quality control efforts in the cancer registry should target which of the following areas: -
correct answer Casefinding and the reportable list
Use of the data standards manuals
Data entry errors
Which of the following is NOT required to be included in the evaluation of the quality of
cancer registry data? - correct answer Abstract is complete within six months of initial
contact with the facility
The following is an example of an Edit error. Given the information provided by the edit
error message, how should this edit be corrected?
Edit: Laterality, Primary Site
E: Laterality must be provided for specified paired organs/sites
Laterality (295) [0] _
Primary Site (291) [C445] _ _ _ _
Date of Diagnosis (283) [020120xx] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Abstract Text:
PATIENT DIAGNOSED WITH MELANOMA ON MID LOWER BACK ON BIOPSY ON
2/1/20xx. 2/25/20xx PATIENT ADMITTED FOR WIDE EXCISION AND SENTINEL
LYMPH NODE BIOPSY. - correct answer Laterality should be corrected to code 5
Stage is an example of: - correct answer Ordinal data
According to NCI, the standard way of discussing prognosis is by using _________
survival rates. - correct answer 5-year
For the following data set, what is the median? Data: 96 48 27 72 39 70 7 68 99 36 95 4
6 13 34 74 65 42 28 54 69 - correct answer 48
Epidemiology - correct answer The occurrence of disease in human populations
When an epidemiologist refers to the distribution of disease, which of the following is
being described: - correct answer Person, place, and time
The first step in preparing a statistical report is to - correct answer Determine the
objectives of the report
, For the following data set, what is the range? Data 65 73 89 56 73 52 47 - correct
answer 42
If you studied the mean survival time for two groups of patients (that were given
different treatments) and you want to test the significance of their difference, which test
would you use? - correct answer T-test
According to the coc cancer Program Standards Manual v1.2.1, facilities accredited by
the Commission on Cancer: - correct answer Are required to publish and annual report
for compliance of Standard 1.12
The standard deviation expresses the spread of data about the ______. - correct
answer Mean
If you were to measure a variable on every person in the population you would find the
frequency distribution would display a pattern with most of the measurements near the
center of the frequency. This is called: - correct answer Normal distribution
The notation (p < 0.05) means: - correct answer The probability of an undesirable result
(that which is due to chance) is less than 5%.
The information for each case of cancer in the cancer registry database is able to be
shared with other cancer registry databases by using a standardized system called: -
correct answer The NAACCR record layout
A byte in computer science represents: - correct answer One character of information
Compared to a paper-based cancer registry abstract system, which one of the following
would NOT be an advantage of an electronic cancer registry database? - correct
answer Less costly to install and operate
The query language recognized by the industry as being the standard is called: - correct
answer SQL
In the cancer registry database, a data field is: - correct answer One item of information
Complete the sentence below by selecting the most appropriate word or term from the
four options: The _________ recognizes input from the keyboard, sends output to the
monitor or printer and keeps track of files and directories on the disk. - correct answer
Operating System
The conventional definition of a computer is a: - correct answer Device that performs
high-speed operations or otherwise processes information
The value of the cancer registry data lies in its ability to be: - correct answer Combined
and shared with data collected in other registries
