PPGH, PEL, PSM UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Incidence - CORRECT ANSWER - number of new cases
Prevalence - CORRECT ANSWER - number of existing cases
Correlation coefficient - CORRECT ANSWER - Indicates strength of a pattern, degree of
association
Regression coefficient - CORRECT ANSWER - Evaluates relationship between one variable
and another, describes pattern
Epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWER - Study of how often diseases occur in different groups
and why
Risk factor - CORRECT ANSWER - any attribute of an individual that increases the
likelihood of developing a disease or injury
Gold standard - CORRECT ANSWER - Method, procedure or measurement widely accepted
for being best available
Potential life years lost - CORRECT ANSWER - measurement of relative impact of various
diseases on society
Epidemic - CORRECT ANSWER - occurrence of cases of an illness in a community or region
in excess of normal expectancy
Endemic - CORRECT ANSWER - constant occurrence of a disease in a geographical area or
population
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Incidence - CORRECT ANSWER - number of new cases
Prevalence - CORRECT ANSWER - number of existing cases
Correlation coefficient - CORRECT ANSWER - Indicates strength of a pattern, degree of
association
Regression coefficient - CORRECT ANSWER - Evaluates relationship between one variable
and another, describes pattern
Epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWER - Study of how often diseases occur in different groups
and why
Risk factor - CORRECT ANSWER - any attribute of an individual that increases the
likelihood of developing a disease or injury
Gold standard - CORRECT ANSWER - Method, procedure or measurement widely accepted
for being best available
Potential life years lost - CORRECT ANSWER - measurement of relative impact of various
diseases on society
Epidemic - CORRECT ANSWER - occurrence of cases of an illness in a community or region
in excess of normal expectancy
Endemic - CORRECT ANSWER - constant occurrence of a disease in a geographical area or
population
