CONCUSSION SUB-TYPING Flashcards

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Cluster

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A set of persons with similar traits or characteristics

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Symptom cluster

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A set of traints or characteristics that occur in correlation

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Phenotype

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Any trait(s) or characteristic(s) that distinguish a specific state (e.g., a diesease), or any of its subtypes.

a correlated set of symptoms

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Difference between Genotype and Phenotype?

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Genotype starts with “G” or “gen-” for genes.
Phenotype starts with “P” or “ph-” for physical traits.

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Test - Retest Reliability?

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Measures the stability of a test over time.

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How do you evaluate test-retest reliability?

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To measure test-retest reliability, you conduct the same test on the same group of people at two different points in time. Then you calculate the correlation between the two sets of results.

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What does a reliability coefficient of 0.90 mean?

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An acceptable reliability coefficient must not be below 0.90, less than this value indicates inadequate reliability. For instance, r =. 90 on a test means that 90% of the test score is accurate while the remaining 10% consists of standard error

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What Is Test-Retest Reliability?

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0.9 and greater: excellent reliability.
Between 0.9 and 0.8: good reliability.
Between 0.8 and 0.7: acceptable reliability.
Between 0.7 and 0.6: questionable reliability.
Between 0.6 and 0.5: poor reliability.
Less than 0.5: unacceptable reliability.

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Why do we use reliability coefficients?

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Reliability coefficient quantifies the degree of consistency

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