Biomedical Research Knowledge Quiz

Improving the health of the population, predicting progression of a disease in a patient, and prevention of various diseases

Improving the health of the population, predicting progression of a disease in a patient, prevention of various diseases, and exploring societal interventions for disease prevention (correct)

Improving the health of the population and predicting progression of a disease in a patient

Improving the health of the population, predicting progression of a disease in a patient, and exploring societal interventions for disease prevention

Should be representative of the population [External validity or generalizability]

Neither 'a' nor 'b'

Should be adequate [power to draw meaningful inferences]

Both 'a' and 'b' (correct)

They should be vague to allow flexibility

They should be specific to avoid ambiguity (correct)

They should only include exclusion criteria

They should only include inclusion criteria