Question 1

Match the descriptor with the correct term.
-Validity

Accepted Answer

A) Faulty memory 
B) The tendency to select persons under frequent medical care 
C) The tendency to ask questions differently or probe more if it is known that the person has the disease 
D) Quantifies the amount of risk due to a certain characteristic Ire/IRo 
E) The ability of a test instrument to measure what it is supposed to measure
F)Identified by pre-existing records developed in the past
G)Accumulated period of time each person is in the study
H)Percent of all True non-cases correctly identified
I)Reliability between more than one research assistant or observer
J)Examples: all new employees within a hospital, all new students in the first grade 
A) Faulty memory 
B) The tendency to select persons under frequent medical care 
C) The tendency to ask questions differently or probe more if it is known that the person has the disease 
D) Quantifies the amount of risk due to a certain characteristic Ire/IRo 
E) The ability of a test instrument to measure what it is supposed to measure
F)Identified by pre-existing records developed in the past
G)Accumulated period of time each person is in the study
H)Percent of all True non-cases correctly identified
I)Reliability between more than one research assistant or observer
J)Examples: all new employees within a hospital, all new students in the first grade E

Question 2

Epidemiology is the study of disease and the determinants of disease in individual cases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Match the descriptor with the correct term.
-Relative risk

Accepted Answer

A) Faulty memory 
B) The tendency to select persons under frequent medical care 
C) The tendency to ask questions differently or probe more if it is known that the person has the disease 
D) Quantifies the amount of risk due to a certain characteristic Ire/IRo 
E) The ability of a test instrument to measure what it is supposed to measure
F)Identified by pre-existing records developed in the past
G)Accumulated period of time each person is in the study
H)Percent of all True non-cases correctly identified
I)Reliability between more than one research assistant or observer
J)Examples: all new employees within a hospital, all new students in the first grade 
A) Faulty memory 
B) The tendency to select persons under frequent medical care 
C) The tendency to ask questions differently or probe more if it is known that the person has the disease 
D) Quantifies the amount of risk due to a certain characteristic Ire/IRo 
E) The ability of a test instrument to measure what it is supposed to measure
F)Identified by pre-existing records developed in the past
G)Accumulated period of time each person is in the study
H)Percent of all True non-cases correctly identified
I)Reliability between more than one research assistant or observer
J)Examples: all new employees within a hospital, all new students in the first grade D

Question 4

Match the term with the correct descriptor.
-Percent of all True non-cases correctly identified

Accepted Answer

A) Independent variable 
B) Dependent variable 
C) Institutional review board 
D) Risk factors 
E) Specificity
F)Confounding variables
G)Case
H)Control
I)Research question
J)Historical-prospective study
K)Recall bias
L)Interviewer bias 
A) Independent variable 
B) Dependent variable 
C) Institutional review board 
D) Risk factors 
E) Specificity
F)Confounding variables
G)Case
H)Control
I)Research question
J)Historical-prospective study
K)Recall bias
L)Interviewer bias

Question 5

Healthy People 2020 is an action agenda for the twenty-first century and includes priorities and research needs relevant to health information management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Validity and reliability are really measuring the same thing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Match the term with the correct descriptor.
-Step-by-step of what will be done in the research study

Accepted Answer

A) Hypothesis 
B) Methodology 
C) Specific aims 
D) Literature review 
E) Validity
F)Reliability
G)Bias
H)Prevalence
I)Incidence 
A) Hypothesis 
B) Methodology 
C) Specific aims 
D) Literature review 
E) Validity
F)Reliability
G)Bias
H)Prevalence
I)Incidence

Question 8

Specific aims should include a step-by-step process of what is done in the research study and why this process is necessary to test the hypothesis properly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is a tentative assertion called that is assumed by the researcher but not positively known until it is tested?

Accepted Answer

A)  Specific aims 
B)  Hypothesis 
C)  Methodology 
D)  Significance 
A)  Specific aims 
B)  Hypothesis 
C)  Methodology 
D)  Significance

Question 10

The incidence rate of the exposed group divided by the incidence rate of the unexposed group is the formula to determine the

Accepted Answer

A)  Relative risk. 
B)  Odds ratio. 
C)  Incidence. 
D)  Prevalence. 
A)  Relative risk. 
B)  Odds ratio. 
C)  Incidence. 
D)  Prevalence.

Question 11

Sensitivity is the percentage of all True cases correctly identified.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Match the term with the correct descriptor.
-Individual without the disease under study

Accepted Answer

A) Independent variable 
B) Dependent variable 
C) Institutional review board 
D) Risk factors 
E) Specificity
F)Confounding variables
G)Case
H)Control
I)Research question
J)Historical-prospective study
K)Recall bias
L)Interviewer bias 
A) Independent variable 
B) Dependent variable 
C) Institutional review board 
D) Risk factors 
E) Specificity
F)Confounding variables
G)Case
H)Control
I)Research question
J)Historical-prospective study
K)Recall bias
L)Interviewer bias

Question 13

Match the term with the correct descriptor.
-Research and human rights committee

Accepted Answer

A) Independent variable 
B) Dependent variable 
C) Institutional review board 
D) Risk factors 
E) Specificity
F)Confounding variables
G)Case
H)Control
I)Research question
J)Historical-prospective study
K)Recall bias
L)Interviewer bias 
A) Independent variable 
B) Dependent variable 
C) Institutional review board 
D) Risk factors 
E) Specificity
F)Confounding variables
G)Case
H)Control
I)Research question
J)Historical-prospective study
K)Recall bias
L)Interviewer bias

Question 14

Match the term with the correct descriptor.
-Accuracy

Accepted Answer

A) Hypothesis 
B) Methodology 
C) Specific aims 
D) Literature review 
E) Validity
F)Reliability
G)Bias
H)Prevalence
I)Incidence 
A) Hypothesis 
B) Methodology 
C) Specific aims 
D) Literature review 
E) Validity
F)Reliability
G)Bias
H)Prevalence
I)Incidence

Question 15

Match the term with the correct descriptor.
-New cases

Accepted Answer

A) Hypothesis 
B) Methodology 
C) Specific aims 
D) Literature review 
E) Validity
F)Reliability
G)Bias
H)Prevalence
I)Incidence 
A) Hypothesis 
B) Methodology 
C) Specific aims 
D) Literature review 
E) Validity
F)Reliability
G)Bias
H)Prevalence
I)Incidence

Question 16

In a case-control study, why are the cases and controls often matched on variables such as age and sex?

Accepted Answer

A)  So that cases and controls are similar except for the disease and health characteristic under study 
B)  So that cases and controls are similar for all aspects of the study 
C)  So that cases and controls are similar except for the disease under study only 
D)  So that cases and controls are similar except for the health characteristic only 
A)  So that cases and controls are similar except for the disease and health characteristic under study 
B)  So that cases and controls are similar for all aspects of the study 
C)  So that cases and controls are similar except for the disease under study only 
D)  So that cases and controls are similar except for the health characteristic only

Question 17

Match the term with the correct descriptor.
-Age, sex, race

Accepted Answer

A) Independent variable 
B) Dependent variable 
C) Institutional review board 
D) Risk factors 
E) Specificity
F)Confounding variables
G)Case
H)Control
I)Research question
J)Historical-prospective study
K)Recall bias
L)Interviewer bias 
A) Independent variable 
B) Dependent variable 
C) Institutional review board 
D) Risk factors 
E) Specificity
F)Confounding variables
G)Case
H)Control
I)Research question
J)Historical-prospective study
K)Recall bias
L)Interviewer bias

Question 18

In a cohort study, two groups free of disease are followed forward in time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The hypothesis is an opinion or value judgment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The odds ratio is an estimate of a confidence interval.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Match the descriptor with the correct term. -Validity

Epidemiology is the study of disease and the determinants of disease in individual cases.

Match the descriptor with the correct term. -Relative risk

Match the term with the correct descriptor. -Percent of all True non-cases correctly identified

Healthy People 2020 is an action agenda for the twenty-first century and includes priorities and research needs relevant to health information management.

Validity and reliability are really measuring the same thing.

Match the term with the correct descriptor. -Step-by-step of what will be done in the research study

Specific aims should include a step-by-step process of what is done in the research study and why this process is necessary to test the hypothesis properly.

What is a tentative assertion called that is assumed by the researcher but not positively known until it is tested?

The incidence rate of the exposed group divided by the incidence rate of the unexposed group is the formula to determine the

Sensitivity is the percentage of all True cases correctly identified.

Match the term with the correct descriptor. -Individual without the disease under study

Match the term with the correct descriptor. -Research and human rights committee

Match the term with the correct descriptor. -Accuracy

Match the term with the correct descriptor. -New cases

In a case-control study, why are the cases and controls often matched on variables such as age and sex?

Match the term with the correct descriptor. -Age, sex, race

In a cohort study, two groups free of disease are followed forward in time.

The hypothesis is an opinion or value judgment.

The odds ratio is an estimate of a confidence interval.

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Match the descriptor with the correct term. -Validity

Epidemiology is the study of disease and the determinants of disease in individual cases.

Match the descriptor with the correct term. -Relative risk

Match the term with the correct descriptor. -Percent of all True non-cases correctly identified

Healthy People 2020 is an action agenda for the twenty-first century and includes priorities and research needs relevant to health information management.

Validity and reliability are really measuring the same thing.

Match the term with the correct descriptor. -Step-by-step of what will be done in the research study

Specific aims should include a step-by-step process of what is done in the research study and why this process is necessary to test the hypothesis properly.

What is a tentative assertion called that is assumed by the researcher but not positively known until it is tested?

The incidence rate of the exposed group divided by the incidence rate of the unexposed group is the formula to determine the

Sensitivity is the percentage of all True cases correctly identified.

Match the term with the correct descriptor. -Individual without the disease under study

Match the term with the correct descriptor. -Research and human rights committee

Match the term with the correct descriptor. -Accuracy

Match the term with the correct descriptor. -New cases

In a case-control study, why are the cases and controls often matched on variables such as age and sex?

Match the term with the correct descriptor. -Age, sex, race

In a cohort study, two groups free of disease are followed forward in time.

The hypothesis is an opinion or value judgment.

The odds ratio is an estimate of a confidence interval.

Health Care Systems

The Health Informatics and Information Management Profession

Health Information Infrastructure and Systems

Health Data Concepts and Information Governance

Data Access and Retention

Electronic Health Record Systems

Classification Systems, Clinical Vocabularies and Terminology

Technology, Applications and Security

Health Information Systems: Collaboration, Analysis, Design, Implementation, and Operations

Statistics and Data Presentation

Performance Management and Patient Safety

Data Analytics: Reporting, Interpretation, and Use

Public Health Informatics

Privacy and Health Law

Human Resource Management

Operational Management

Revenue Cycle and Financial Management

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