Matching methods US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Matching methods Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: What statistical test is used to test the association between two or more categorical variables? _____
Answer: Chi-squared
Flashcard 2: _____ surveys are observational studies that compare a frequency of disease and frequency of risk related factors at one time point
Answer: Cross-sectional
Flashcard 3: What type of study uses subjects as their own controls?_____
Answer: Crossover studies
Flashcard 4: What type of studies assess the frequency of a given characteristic and a given outcome using population data?_____
Answer: Ecological study
Flashcard 5: Which type of observational study is best for studying rare diseases? _____
Answer: Case-control studies
Flashcard 6: What is the ANOVA test used for? (biostatistics)
Answer: Compare means of three or more groups.
Flashcard 7: prevalence (epidemiology)
Answer: # existing cases/population at risk ...at a discrete point in time
Flashcard 8: meta-analysis (epidemiology)
Answer: Study that pools data from other studies and analyzes them in aggregate to achieve greater statistical power
Flashcard 9: incidence (epidemiology)
Answer: # new cases/population at risk ...over a specified time period (i.e. a compound rate)
Flashcard 10: What kind of study compares one group of people with disease to another group of people without disease and looks for an exposure or risk factor that explains the difference?
Answer: Case-control study
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