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Nursing Research Quiz - 8
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This page was last updated on
December 11, 2011
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1. Studies that produce basic estimates of the rates of disorder in a general population and its subgroups is:
A. Qualitative epidemiology
B. Analytic epidemiology
C. Experimental epidemiology
D. Descriptive epidemiology
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2. The number of new cases that occur within a specific population within a defined time interval is:
A. Point Prevalence
B. Incidence
C. Period prevalence
D. Lifetime Prevalence
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3. What is the Z-score for 97.5th percentile in a distribution?
A. +1.96
B. -1.96
C. +2.5
D. 0.05
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4. The statistic used to explain the chances of being exposed to a risk among those with the diagnosis divided by exposure to the risk among those without the diagnosis is:
A. Phi coefficient
B. Odds ratio
C. Chi square
D. Kappa
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5. The phi coefficient is used for correlations between
A. Two continuous variables
B. Two set of means
C. Two dichotomous variables.
D. Two rating scales
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6. In biomedical research survival analysis is typically used to evaluate
A. Incidence of a disease
B. Point Prevalence
C. Life expectancy
D. Lifetime Prevalence
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7. A systematic method for continuous monitoring of diseases in a population, in order to be able to detect changes in disease patterns and then to control them is:
A. Conditional probability
B. Screening
C. Prevalence
D. Surveillance
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A hypothesis which a researcher tries to disprove is:
A. Research hypothesis
B. Null hypothesis
C. Alternate hypothesis
D. Positive hypothesis
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9. In epidemiology research, If the relative risk is greater than 1.0, the group with the suspected risk factor:
A. have a lower incidence rate of the disorder.
B. have a higher incidence rate of the disorder.
C. is having no relationship with the risk factor.
D. None of the above
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10. Number of births divided by total population includes men women and children (1000s) is:
A. Crude birth rate
B. General fertility rate
C. Age-specific fertility rates
D. Total period fertility rate
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2. B |
3. A |
4. B |
5. C |
| 6. C |
7. D |
8. B |
9. B |
10. A |
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References
- Polit H, Beck C T. Nursing research. 8th ed. New Delhi: Williams and Wilkins; 2008.
- Burns N, Grove S K. Understanding nursing research. 4th ed. New Delhi: Elsevier; 2007.
- Park JE, Park K. Text Book of Preventive and Social Medicine. 19th Edition. Jabalpur: M.S. Banarsidas Bhanot; 2007.
- Questions from entrance examinations relevant to nursing conducted in India. (NIMHANS/AIIMS/Manipal/Kerala/All India etc..)
- Cohen J. Statistical Power Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences. Erlbaum, Hillsdale, NJ; 1988.
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