Question 1

As a rule of thumb, you should try to cite studies published within the last 7 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

How many studies should you cite in the introduction of your manuscript?

Accepted Answer

A)  1-2 
B)  3-5 
C)  6+ 
D)  It depends on reaching a level of adequacy 
A)  1-2 
B)  3-5 
C)  6+ 
D)  It depends on reaching a level of adequacy D

Question 3

What most specifically distinguishes scientific writing from ordinary writing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reproducibility 
B)  Publication source 
C)  Statistical evidence 
D)  Peer review 
A)  Reproducibility 
B)  Publication source 
C)  Statistical evidence 
D)  Peer review C

Question 4

What is one way your research could be well-noticed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attending regional or national health-related conferences and connecting with other health practitioners 
B)  Publishing your findings with dense academic jargon 
C)  Connecting with state and national legislators and bypassing community leaders due to their limited impact 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  Attending regional or national health-related conferences and connecting with other health practitioners 
B)  Publishing your findings with dense academic jargon 
C)  Connecting with state and national legislators and bypassing community leaders due to their limited impact 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 5

Tables and figures should contain all of the same information that is reported in the text of the Results section.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In which section of the manuscript is it sometimes acceptable to use sentences that are technically incomplete?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abstract 
B)  Introduction 
C)  Methods 
D)  Discussion 
A)  Abstract 
B)  Introduction 
C)  Methods 
D)  Discussion

Question 7

What could be inferred from this study's conclusion: "Study shows that male adolescents living in low-income households are more likely to be subjected to physical violence."

Accepted Answer

A)  Male adolescents in high-income households are subjected to different forms of abuse. 
B)  Female adolescents in low-income households are not subjected to physical abuse. 
C)  Male adolescents in low-income households are only subjected to physical abuse. 
D)  Nothing other than the study's conclusion should be assumed. 
A)  Male adolescents in high-income households are subjected to different forms of abuse. 
B)  Female adolescents in low-income households are not subjected to physical abuse. 
C)  Male adolescents in low-income households are only subjected to physical abuse. 
D)  Nothing other than the study's conclusion should be assumed.

Question 8

Visual aids like tables and figures should be placed in which section?

Accepted Answer

A)  Background 
B)  Data 
C)  Results 
D)  Discussion 
A)  Background 
B)  Data 
C)  Results 
D)  Discussion

Question 9

In research, people are often promised that their participation in a study will benefit science. How so?

Accepted Answer

A)  By strengthening the study's statistical power 
B)  By publishing your findings to your field and the public 
C)  By using them as a form of academic exercise 
D)  None of these is correct. 
A)  By strengthening the study's statistical power 
B)  By publishing your findings to your field and the public 
C)  By using them as a form of academic exercise 
D)  None of these is correct.

Question 10

The purpose of this chapter was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  help you read peer-reviewed research articles. 
B)  help you write articles understandable for all audiences. 
C)  help you disseminate your future research. 
D)  All these are correct. 
A)  help you read peer-reviewed research articles. 
B)  help you write articles understandable for all audiences. 
C)  help you disseminate your future research. 
D)  All these are correct.

As a rule of thumb, you should try to cite studies published within the last 7 years.

How many studies should you cite in the introduction of your manuscript?

What most specifically distinguishes scientific writing from ordinary writing?

What is one way your research could be well-noticed?

Tables and figures should contain all of the same information that is reported in the text of the Results section.

In which section of the manuscript is it sometimes acceptable to use sentences that are technically incomplete?

What could be inferred from this study's conclusion: "Study shows that male adolescents living in low-income households are more likely to be subjected to physical violence."

Visual aids like tables and figures should be placed in which section?

In research, people are often promised that their participation in a study will benefit science. How so?

The purpose of this chapter was to:

Shaping Public Health Through Research and Practice

Framing the Research Question

Ethical Standards and Practice for Public Health Research

Community-Based Participatory Research

Qualitative Research Methods for Public Health

Observational Research Designs

Experimental Research Designs

Quasi-Experimental Designs for Public Health

Defining the Study Population

Sampling Techniques

Measurement

Data Management and Cleaning

Parametric Data Analysis

Non-Parametric Data Analysis

Filters

Exam 15: Disseminating Findings and Informing New Research

As a rule of thumb, you should try to cite studies published within the last 7 years.

How many studies should you cite in the introduction of your manuscript?

What most specifically distinguishes scientific writing from ordinary writing?

What is one way your research could be well-noticed?

Tables and figures should contain all of the same information that is reported in the text of the Results section.

In which section of the manuscript is it sometimes acceptable to use sentences that are technically incomplete?

What could be inferred from this study's conclusion: "Study shows that male adolescents living in low-income households are more likely to be subjected to physical violence."

Visual aids like tables and figures should be placed in which section?

In research, people are often promised that their participation in a study will benefit science. How so?

The purpose of this chapter was to:

Shaping Public Health Through Research and Practice

Framing the Research Question

Ethical Standards and Practice for Public Health Research

Community-Based Participatory Research

Qualitative Research Methods for Public Health

Observational Research Designs

Experimental Research Designs

Quasi-Experimental Designs for Public Health

Defining the Study Population

Sampling Techniques

Measurement

Data Management and Cleaning

Parametric Data Analysis

Non-Parametric Data Analysis

Filters