Anecdotal evidence Flashcards
Anecdotal evidence?: I failed the research exam, this exam is difficult.
T or F
True
Anecdotal evidence?: I had a nice evening at the new meat restaurant next door, it is a good restaurant
T or F
True
Anecdotal evidence?: Men do not tolerate pain as much as women
T or F
False
Anecdotal evidence?: This medication has been tested for sleep disorders on 150 patients. It is statically efficient.
T or F
False
Anecdotal evidence?: Drinking Energy drinks will make me healthier
T or F
True
Anecdotal evidence?: Doberman dogs are dangerous. I read an article in the newspaper that this bread bites.
T or F
True
Anecdotal evidence?: I collected evidence in a systematic review that exergames can be used for rehabilitation purposes
T or F
False
Anecdotal evidence?: If you go out with your hair wet, you will be sick
T or F
True
Efficacy refers to the extent to which an intervention produces a beneficial outcome under day to day circumstances
T or F
False (effectiveness)
Efficiency is the extent to which the balance between input and outputs on interventions represents value for money
T or F
True
Effectiveness is the extent to which intervention produces beneficial outcomes under ideally laboratory circumstances
T or F
False (efficacy)
Internal validity of a test refers to whether the test is reliable or not.
T or F
False
External validity is whether the results of a study can be extrapolated to other populations than the ones studied
T or F
True
