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What distinguishes incidence from prevalence in epidemiology?
What distinguishes incidence from prevalence in epidemiology?
- Incidence reflects historical data over a long period.
- Incidence is the total number of cases at a specific time.
- Prevalence only applies to chronic diseases.
- Incidence measures new cases while prevalence measures existing cases. (correct)
Which of the following best defines descriptive epidemiology?
Which of the following best defines descriptive epidemiology?
- Analysis of the causes of disease outbreaks.
- Study of the distribution of health outcomes in populations. (correct)
- Development of treatment protocols for diseases.
- Use of models to predict future health trends.
What are vital statistics data primarily concerned with?
What are vital statistics data primarily concerned with?
- Tracking rates of non-communicable diseases only.
- Assessing the financial costs of healthcare.
- Recording events such as births, deaths, and marriages. (correct)
- Aggregating data on communicable diseases.
Which statement correctly describes the term 'exposure' in epidemiology?
Which statement correctly describes the term 'exposure' in epidemiology?
Which type of study is a cross-sectional study?
Which type of study is a cross-sectional study?
How are confidence intervals used in epidemiology?
How are confidence intervals used in epidemiology?
What is an example of a measure of dispersion in epidemiology?
What is an example of a measure of dispersion in epidemiology?
What is the purpose of comparing birth rates and fertility rates?
What is the purpose of comparing birth rates and fertility rates?
Which statement best highlights the focus of descriptive epidemiology?
Which statement best highlights the focus of descriptive epidemiology?
Mortality refers to the number of people affected by a disease at a given time.
Mortality refers to the number of people affected by a disease at a given time.
What mathematical term describes the average of a set of values?
What mathematical term describes the average of a set of values?
The _______ rate measures a specific cause of death within a defined population.
The _______ rate measures a specific cause of death within a defined population.
Match the following concepts with their definitions:
Match the following concepts with their definitions:
Which of the following is a factor that affects the quality of epidemiologic data?
Which of the following is a factor that affects the quality of epidemiologic data?
A confidence interval provides a range of values that is likely to contain the true population parameter.
A confidence interval provides a range of values that is likely to contain the true population parameter.
What is the primary purpose of the epidemiologic transition?
What is the primary purpose of the epidemiologic transition?
____ is the term for the systematic collection and analysis of data related to a specific disease.
____ is the term for the systematic collection and analysis of data related to a specific disease.
Which of the following best describes a stochastic model of causality?
Which of the following best describes a stochastic model of causality?
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