Epidemiology — Flashcards

_____ = # of existing cases / total # of people in a population at a point in time

Recall bias is an error introduced while _____ in which the awareness of the disorder alters recall by the subjects

The Mortality Rate = (_____) / (total population time at risk during T0->T1)

_____ studies are useful for measuring odds ratio (OR)

Procedure bias can be reduced by _____ and minimizing differences in groups (besides variable of intervention)

Measurement bias can be reduced by:- using a _____ group - using objective and standardized methods of data collection

The _____ rate of a test is equal to 1 - sensitivity

Selection bias is an error introduced in _____ that occurs due to a nonrandom sampling or treatment allocation of subjects

Inflammatory bowel disease is more prevalent in the West, particularly in _____ and Eastern European Jews

_____ predictive value varies directly with pretest probability / prevalence