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1. TYPES OF VARIABLES
1 what kind data can we say in th...,
2 what kind of data can we see in...,
3 provide labels for number 1 3 3
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2. MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY
1 what is the mode 1,
2 what is the median 2,
3 what is the mean also known as 3
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3. FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS
1 what do we look at when describ...,
2 what 3 characteristics do we de...,
3 what kind of distribution is th...
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4. MEASURES OF FREQUENCY
1 fill in the descriptions for th...,
2 what are measures of disease fr...,
3 how are measures of disease fre...
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5. MEASURES OF ASSOCIATION
1 which kind of variables can we ...,
2 define exposure 2,
3 provide some examples of exposu...
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6. RELATIVE RISK INTERPRETATION
1 how do we interpret the risk ra...,
2 what do we refer to when interp...,
3 in which three ways is relative...
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7. THE ODDS RATIO
1 fill in the labels for the spac...,
2 fill in the labels for the spac...,
3 fill in the labels for the spac...
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8. MEAN DIFFERENCE
1 in which situations is the mean...,
2 fill in the labels for the bloc...,
3 fill in the labels for the bloc...
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9. CORRELATION
1 what measure of association do ...,
2 what is the benefit of using a ...,
3 what determines the accuracy of...
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10. REGRESSION
1 what is linear regression 1,
2 what does linear regression ass...,
3 what does linear regression go ...
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11. BIOMEDICAL DISCOVERIES
1 who is hippocrates 1,
2 name the 3 articles hippocrates...,
3 what did hippocrates do 3
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12. SAMPLING, RANDOM ERRORS AND CONFIDENCE INTERVALS
1 what is statistical inference 1,
2 what is a sample 2,
3 provide a brief definition of t...
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13. STATISTICAL HYPOTHESIS TESTING
1 what two aspects are assessing ...,
2 what is very important with reg...,
3 how many possibilities are ther...
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14. SYSTEMATIC ERROR VS RANDOM ERROR
1 what is random error 1,
2 what is systematic error also k...,
3 what is systematic error 3
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15. SIMPLE RANDOM SAMPLING
1 how do we often refer to simple...,
2 what is the most straight forwa...,
3 what can be said about all the ...
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16. STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLING
1 what method does stratified ran...,
2 what is different when it comes...,
3 what should the size of the ran...
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17. CLUSTER SAMPLING
1 what is cluster sampling based ...,
2 give some examples of natural c...,
3 what sample do you take in clus...
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18. MULTI-STAGE SAMPLING
1 what does multi stage sampling ...,
2 what happens after we randomly ...,
3 what is involved in the multi s...
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19. SIMPLE SYSTEMATIC SAMPLING
1 what are the requirements for s...,
2 what can this simple systematic...,
3 do these examples make sense 3
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20. PROPORTIONAL QUOTA SAMPLING
1 what sampling method does propo...,
2 how do we select the sample for...,
3 what can be said about the stra...
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21. NON-PROBABILISTIC SAMPLING METHODS
1 what is one kind of non probabi...,
2 how are the individuals selecte...,
3 does this example make sense 3
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22. CHOOSING A SAMPLING METHOD
1 what 4 factors does choosing a ...,
2 give some examples of practical...,
3 what method should we use when ...
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23. SYSTEMATIC ERRORS
1 what are the two main types of ...,
2 what is selection bias 2,
3 what is information bias 3
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24. THE AFFECTS THAT INFORMATION BIAS HAS ON STUDY RESULTS
1 what is the fundamental princip...,
2 where can information bias be i...,
3 what is a more common type of i...
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25. ASSOCIATION VS CAUSATION
1 what were aristotle s first tho...,
2 how could we paraphrase aristot...,
3 what is a valid association 3
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26. BRADFORD HILL CRITERIA
1 what is meant by analogy 1,
2 what is this an example of 2,
3 what is meant by coherence 3
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27. ROTHMAN'S CAUSALITY PIES
1 what do these charts show 1,
2 does this diagram make sense 2,
3 what can we say about this exam...
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28. MULTIFACTORIAL NATURE OF DISEASES
1 what kind of exposure causes mo...,
2 what are these risk and protect...,
3 what can be said about chronic ...
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29. INTRODUCTION TO CONFOUNDING
1 other than chance and bias what...,
2 what is confounding inherently ...,
3 what happens when a specific ou...
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30. DEALING WITH CONFOUNDING
1 what 3 step procedure do we nee...,
2 what is the aim of the statisti...,
3 what is the best result of usin...
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31. CRUDE AND ADJUSTED ESTIMATES
1 what are crude estimates 1,
2 what are adjusted estimates 2,
3 what do adjusted estimates aim ...
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32. INTERNAL VALIDITY
1 according to the world health o...,
2 what does clinical and public h...,
3 look at this study example 3
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33. EXTERNAL VALIDITY
1 what is the key to external val...,
2 what is our interest when it co...,
3 look at this example 3
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34. TYPES OF STUDY DESIGNS
1 what kind of study design is it 1,
2 what kind of study design is it 2,
3 what kind of study design is it 3
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35. CASE CONTROL STUDIES
1 what kind of study is a case co...,
2 who is first recruited in case ...,
3 who is recruited second in case...
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36. COHORT STUDIES
1 what is initially selected duri...,
2 what happens before we initiate...,
3 what happens when the cohort st...
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37. INTERVENTIONAL STUDIES
1 which studies are conducted in ...,
2 which studies are aimed at anal...,
3 which studies look at the past 3
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38. RANDOMISED CONTROL TRIALS
1 what happens in a randomised co...,
2 what are the groups that are be...,
3 looking at this example what ca...
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39. THE BASICS OF RANDOMISED CONTROL TRIALS
1 what is the basic design of a r...,
2 what are the 3 main requirement...,
3 what are the 3 main issues with...
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40. SYSTEMATIC AND META-ANALYSIS STUDIES
1 what are the aims of evidence b...,
2 how do we classify medical evid...,
3 what is the hierarchy of eviden...
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41. LEVELS OF EVIDENCE
1 what are the levels of evidence...,
2 what are the levels 2,
3 what is the type of study relat...
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42. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
1 briefly list a few characterist...,
2 what is qualitative research 2,
3 what is the aim of qualitative ...
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43. SAMPLING AND DATA SATURATION
1 what is sampling 1,
2 when should a researcher stop i...,
3 why is data saturation important 3
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