Quiz 4.1b Measures of frequency

Question 1

This is used to measure the prevalence of disease in a certain locality

Answer 1

-Morbidity

Question 2

This describes the relationship between two numbers wherein the numerator is part of the denominator and with the added feature of time

Answer 2

-Rate

Question 3

Can ratio be expressed as fraction?

Answer 3

yes

Question 4

This tells us the number of people in the population who died due to a certain condition in a given period of time.

Answer 4

-Mortality rate

Question 5

This describes the relationship between two numbers wherein the numerator is part of the denominator without necessarily involving time.

Answer 5

-Proportion

Question 6

This is the proportion of the population that has a health condition at a point in time.

Answer 6

-Prevalence

Question 7

The involvement of time always implies a rate.

Answer 7

-No

Question 8

This refers to the number of new cases of a certain health condition in a population over a specified period of time.

Answer 8

-Incidence

Question 9

A low mortality rate always implies that a certain disease is not that deadly.

Answer 9

No

Question 10

This tells us how deadly a disease is in a given population at a certain period of time.

Answer 10

-Case fatality rate

Question 11

Can the values for incidence and prevalence be the same?

Answer 11

-Yes

Question 12

The prevalence is very much similar to this measure of frequency.

Answer 12

-Morbidity

Question 13

Which of the following can decrease the prevalence of a certain disease in a locality?

Answer 13

• Increasing the population of unaffected individuals
• Increasing the number of people cured from the said disease
• Increasing the mortality of the said disease

Question 14

This describes the relationship between two unrelated numbers:

Answer 14

-Ratio

Question 15

How is rate different from proportion?

Answer 15

-Rate involves the element of time