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Which indicator is used to compare the risk of suffering a given disease when a given exposure is present or absent?
Which indicator is used to compare the risk of suffering a given disease when a given exposure is present or absent?
- Correlation Coefficient
- Standard Error
- Odds Ratio (correct)
- Hazard Ratio
What can be used to assess the association between having been exposed to a given condition and suffering a given disease?
What can be used to assess the association between having been exposed to a given condition and suffering a given disease?
- Mode
- Mean Absolute Deviation
- Relative Risk (correct)
- Sample Variance
What does Population Attributable Risk measure?
What does Population Attributable Risk measure?
- The proportion of disease cases in the population that could be attributed to the exposure (correct)
- The mean of the population data
- The variance of the population data
- The risk of disease in a specific population
Under what conditions are Relative Risk, Odds Ratio, and Attributable Risk estimable?
Under what conditions are Relative Risk, Odds Ratio, and Attributable Risk estimable?
Which measure is used to compare risks under different study designs?
Which measure is used to compare risks under different study designs?
What is the proper measure to compare the risk of a disease between two exposure groups in cohort studies?
What is the proper measure to compare the risk of a disease between two exposure groups in cohort studies?
What is the main purpose of Attributable Fractions?
What is the main purpose of Attributable Fractions?
What is the interpretation of RR = 1.50 in a cohort study?
What is the interpretation of RR = 1.50 in a cohort study?
What is used to estimate P(D|E) in case-control studies?
What is used to estimate P(D|E) in case-control studies?
Which transformation of probability is used to compare the prevalence of exposure in case-control studies?
Which transformation of probability is used to compare the prevalence of exposure in case-control studies?
What measure of association is used in cross-sectional studies to compare the prevalence of disease between two exposure groups?
What measure of association is used in cross-sectional studies to compare the prevalence of disease between two exposure groups?
What does an OR = 1.71 indicate in a case-control study?
What does an OR = 1.71 indicate in a case-control study?
When comparing two groups, why could using ratios lead to different results than using differences?
When comparing two groups, why could using ratios lead to different results than using differences?
What can happen if PR1 > PR2 while PD1 < PD2 in a given study?
What can happen if PR1 > PR2 while PD1 < PD2 in a given study?
Why are ratios more widely used than differences in studies?
Why are ratios more widely used than differences in studies?
Which measure of association is used to compare cumulative incidence in cohort studies?
Which measure of association is used to compare cumulative incidence in cohort studies?
What does an OR = 1 indicate in a case-control study?
What does an OR = 1 indicate in a case-control study?
