ENGLISH. research terms

Question 1

sample

Answer 1

a small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like, a group that is representative of a larger group

Question 2

case-report

Answer 2

1 patient is studied

Question 3

survey

Answer 3

a population study that usually involves gathering data with a questionnaire

Question 4

cross-sectional

Answer 4

a type of study in which the data for each individual in a representative population sample are only taken once

Question 5

cohort

Answer 5

In the study groups are formed based on presume case of a disease or condition

Question 6

outcomes

Answer 6

variables studied / analyzed /compared in a study

Question 7

bias

Answer 7

An error in the research design the can distort the research findings

Question 8

randomized

Answer 8

Distributed randomly into groups in an experimental study to reduce bias

Question 9

blind

Answer 9

Masked, group allocation is concealed from certain participants

Question 10

risk

Answer 10

Possibility of suffering harm or loss

Question 11

control

Answer 11

The group that is not assigned the experimental treatment. The subjects take a placebo, the standard treatment or no treatment at all. In non-experimental studies it is a study group used as a reference for comparison

Question 12

longitudinal

Answer 12

Timed. A study in which data are taken from each participant at least twice

Question 13

allocated

Answer 13

assigned to a group

Question 14

dropped out

Answer 14

withdrew, some subjects abandoned the study

Question 15

case-control

Answer 15

In the study, groups are formed based on the participants’ disease status or condition, related risk factors are studied