ABSITE Exam Questions and Answers-
Biostatistics
Retrospective study looking at outcomes and tracing back exposures? How is data analyzed? - Answer-
Case-control
Odds ratio (likelihood of patient with disease having risk factor)
Prospective observational study where patients are divided by exposure and followed for disease
development? How is data analyzed? - Answer-Cohort study
Relative risk (likelihood of developing disease with particular risk factor)
Type of RCT with the participants and investigators do not know if treatment is given or not? - Answer-
Double-blind
A study that combines several studies and increases their power and is able to make clearer and more
proven hypothesis. What bias is this susceptible to? - Answer-Meta-Analysis
Inclusion bias
Incorrectly rejecting the null hypothesis - Answer-type 1 error
Incorrectly accepting null hypothesis? How can this be improved? - Answer-type 2 error
Bigger sample size
Biostatistics
Retrospective study looking at outcomes and tracing back exposures? How is data analyzed? - Answer-
Case-control
Odds ratio (likelihood of patient with disease having risk factor)
Prospective observational study where patients are divided by exposure and followed for disease
development? How is data analyzed? - Answer-Cohort study
Relative risk (likelihood of developing disease with particular risk factor)
Type of RCT with the participants and investigators do not know if treatment is given or not? - Answer-
Double-blind
A study that combines several studies and increases their power and is able to make clearer and more
proven hypothesis. What bias is this susceptible to? - Answer-Meta-Analysis
Inclusion bias
Incorrectly rejecting the null hypothesis - Answer-type 1 error
Incorrectly accepting null hypothesis? How can this be improved? - Answer-type 2 error
Bigger sample size
