COHP 350 - Statistics in Healthcare Chapter 1
Questions with Accurate Answers
Blinding correct answer preserves the power of suggestion. Those involved in the
study do not know who is receiving active treatments or placebo treatments.
Cluster sample correct answer divide the population into clusters (groups) and
then randomly select some of the clusters.
Convenience sample correct answer involves using results that are readily
available.
Cumulative frequency correct answer is the accumulation of the previous relative
frequencies.
Datum correct answer single value
descriptive statistics correct answer organizing and summarizing data.
double-blind experiment correct answer both the subjects and the researchers
involved with the subjects are blinded.
Frequency correct answer the number of times a value of the data occurs.
inferential statistics correct answer numerical data that allow one to generalize-
to infer from sample data the probability of something being true of a population
Questions with Accurate Answers
Blinding correct answer preserves the power of suggestion. Those involved in the
study do not know who is receiving active treatments or placebo treatments.
Cluster sample correct answer divide the population into clusters (groups) and
then randomly select some of the clusters.
Convenience sample correct answer involves using results that are readily
available.
Cumulative frequency correct answer is the accumulation of the previous relative
frequencies.
Datum correct answer single value
descriptive statistics correct answer organizing and summarizing data.
double-blind experiment correct answer both the subjects and the researchers
involved with the subjects are blinded.
Frequency correct answer the number of times a value of the data occurs.
inferential statistics correct answer numerical data that allow one to generalize-
to infer from sample data the probability of something being true of a population
