Child public health

Question 1

Best statistical test to compare categorical values

Answer 1

Fishers exact test

Question 2

Best test to compare normally distributed continuous values?

Answer 2

Student t test

Question 3

Best test to compare non normally distributed continuous values if dependent?

Answer 3

Wilcoxon rank sum

Question 4

Best test to compare non normally distributed continuous values if independent?

Answer 4

Mann Whitney U

Question 5

What is blocked randomisation?

Answer 5

Randomises people into groups of equal sample sizes, and then allocation is random within each block

Question 6

What is the best way to report results of a case control study?

Answer 6

Odds ratio

Question 7

What kind of regression for categorical variables?

Answer 7

Logistic

Question 8

What kind of regression for continuous variables?

Answer 8

Linear