Study Design — Flashcards

Selection bias, most commonly a type of _____, can be reduced via concealment

The _____ is a measure of the strength and direction of a linear relationship between 2 variables

An unaffected individual (with unaffected parents) who has a sibling affected by an autosomal recessive condition has a(n) _____ chance of being a carrier for that condition

An IDR of 0 implies that a disease is _____ in a population whereas an IDR of infinity implies instantaneous, universal effect on population

When using Hardy-Weinberg population genetics, p and q represent _____ frequencies

One assumption of Hardy-Weinberg population genetics is that _____ is not occurring

_____ is when an external variable truly positively or negatively impacts the observed effect of a risk factor on disease status

A(n) _____ is similar to a Chi-square test in that it is used to compare categorical outcomes but in small populations

For a chronic disease, how are prevalence and incidence related? _____

When using Hardy-Weinberg population genetics, p2, 2pq, and q2 represent _____ frequencies