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What expresses the increase in the relative benefits

> the relative increase in frequency of successes in the treatment group compared to the control group

What expresses the increase in the relative risk

> patient or problem

What is the relative risk

> the ratio of incidence among persons exposed and not exposed to treatment or risk factors

Which of the following options is a potential limitation for the patients from practical application of patients from clinical recommendations

> Situations often arise where the intervention is generally required for a population, or patients with particular nosological entity does not apply in a particular patient

Which of the following questions are answered by the external validity of the study

> how suitable sample of my clinical practice

How called the study in which the systematic errors minimize and random errors into account

> significant research

Which stage of evidence-based medicine is the analysis of the articles and their critical evaluation

> Third

Which standard is suggests a thorough study of the new drug in different animals with their advanced quality inspection in order to avoid unexpected adverse effects when using the drug in humans

>Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)

What standard is an international ethical and scientific standards of planning and conduct of research involving human subjects, as well as documenting and presenting the results of such studies

> Good Clinical Practice (GCP)

During the conduction of clinical audit in the health organization has estimated the totality of characteristics of health care to meet the needs of citizens in the effective prevention and treatment of diseases, improving the quality of life and increase its duration. Which criterion was evaluated in this case

> quality of care

During the conduction of clinical audit were used to assess the amounts of medical care, indirectly reflects the quality of its main components. How called these amounts

> indicators of quality

During the conduction of clinical audit results were determined after treatment, and made their comparison with the standards established on the basis of scientific and clinical evaluations. Which assessment has been made in this case

> Result

During the conduction of clinical audit had been calculated the probability of unexpected situations that can confront Health Organization, which may affect the outcome of treatment of a patient with an analysis of technology diagnostic and treatment process. Which assessment has been made in this case

> Process

During the clinical audit identified the characteristics of individuals and organizations that provide medical services and the places where it occurs in quantitative terms. Which assessment has been made in this case

> structural

During the conducting of clinical audit in the health organization noted the high degree of conformity of the medical services provided to individuals and groups to present knowledge in the field of medicine. What criteria was evaluated in this case

> quality of health care

Ataxia telangiectasia (Louis-Bar syndrome) - a disease with autosomal recessive mode of inheritance, occurring at a frequency of 1: 40,000 births. Disease gene mapped in 1988 on the long arm of chromosome 11 locus 11q22-11q23. LK revealed the boy, 7 years, observed at the Children's Neurological city polyclinic with complaints of epileptic seizures, delayed psycho-speech development. An example of what design of study is this disease

> randomized clinical trial

For the maintenance of sinus rhythm after cardioversion in patients with atrial fibrillation was used quinidine. The results of 6 randomized clinical trials showed that taking quinidine contributed to maintaining sinus rhythm at 1 year in 50% of patients compared with 25% of patients who did not receive it. However, the mortality rate in patients receiving quinidine increased from 0.8 to 2.9%. Which design of study conducted

> a meta-analysis

Researchers from Taiwan conducted a retrospective study in which examined the practice of prescribing antibiotics for acute otitis media (AOM), an attempt to identify possible factors that may influence the outcome in AOM. In the study it was included medical records of 400 children with AOM. The dosage regimen of amoxicillin regarded as appropriate clinical guidelines in cases where the drug was used at a dose of 80-90 mg / kg / day. The results of this study demonstrated that the use of high drug form according to the current clinical guidelines outperforms conventional dosing regimens for patients weighing up to 20 kg and bilateral otitis

> a study of the type "case-control"

On the basis of the University of California (San Diego, USA) carried out a study which compared the efficacy and safety of daptomycin therapy vs standard treatment for children with a complicated infections of the skin and soft tissues. Patients in the group of daptomycin (n = 263) was obtained in preparation 1 time per day in / at a dose adjusted according to the age of the child, for 3 days. Patients in the standard treatment group (n = 133) received either clindamycin (50.4%) or vancomycin (42.1%). The clinical success of therapy was registered at 88.3% of patients in the daptomycin group and 86.3% in the standard treatment group

> a randomized controlled trial

A large study of 7718 men aged 40 to 59 years, randomly selected in 24 British cities, in order to determine risk factors for coronary heart disease. Of 7718 men who provided information about smoking, 5899 (76.4%) smoked a certain period of life (including those who smoke now and who smoked in the past). For 10 years, 650 of the 7718 men (8.4%), myocardial infarction. What design of the study was conducted

> cohort study

For biomedical research in the range of what probability percent confidence interval is considered to be reliable

> 95%

In the Australian study, during 20 years are estimated cardiovascular mortality and incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) in individuals with altered thyroid status. Attended by 2,108 participants (average age 50 years, 17 to 89 years) included in the survey the Busselton Health Study, which in 1981 were collected blood samples frozen at -70ºS and in 2001 studied at the content of TSH T4, antibodies to thyroglobulin and thyroid peroxidase. The study shows the role of latent hypothyroidism as a risk factor for CHD. What design of the study conducted

cohort study

The purpose of the study - the study of the prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the Altai Territory. During the period from 1996 to 2009, it collected information on patients with definite MS living in the Altai Territory. On 01.01.2010, the prevalence of MS in the Altai Territory was 39.9 per 100 thousand. Population (standardized prevalence in the European population - 36.9 per 100 thousand.). Thus, the Altai region belongs to the zone of average risk of developing MS. What design of the study was

cross study

In Norway, a study was conducted, the purpose of which was to determine the relationship between coffee consumption (measured by questionnaire), and the level of cholesterol, which was established during the second screening in Tromsø. After screening 33 men with hypercholesterolemia have been incorporated in the 10-week study. They were randomly divided into groups, one of which continued normal coffee consumption, the other completely stopped drinking coffee, the third stop drinking coffee for 5 weeks, and then again began to drink coffee, consuming or coffee made on the national method, or filtered. The results confirmed the relationship between coffee consumption and increased cholesterol levels. What design of the study was conducted

> cohort study

A recently published study on the use of somatostatin when the retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) demonstrated its effectiveness in reducing the likelihood of developing pancreatitis. In this work, somatostatin used either as a continuous 12-hour infusion, starting 30 minutes prior to the ERCP, or as a bolus intravenous injection at the time of cannulation of large duodenal papilla. Percentage of pancreatitis in both groups was 1.7%, whereas in the placebo group it reached 9.8%. What design of the study was conducted

RCT

Does leads the application of angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in patients with hypertension to reduce the incidence of organ damage in comparison with the use of calcium channel blockers What component of this clinical problem it is the intervention (Intervention) on the basis of PICO

> application of ACE inhibitors

Does leads the application of angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in patients with hypertension to reduce the incidence of organ damage in comparison with the use of calcium channel blockers What component of this clinical problem is population / patient (Population / Ratient) on the basis of РІСО

> Patients with hypertension

What represents heading MeSH in PubMed

> a list of subject headings that reflect the semantic content of the document

What is the confidence interval and the level of significance, the notion

> the range of values within which is usually 95% confidence is the true population parameters

What are the odds ratio

> the odds ratio of developing the disease among the population exposed to the chances of developing the disease in the population is not exposed to

Which of the following choices is the criterion of observational studies

>watching the events without intervening in them actively

To what aspects must comply with the methods of research in a clinical trial

>set of classifications features of a particular design of a clinical trial

Which of the following options refers to the methods statistical treatment of results

>set of classification features of the design of clinical trial

Which of the following options applies to the type of design as a set of classification criteria

>certain types of clinical problems

Which of the following options applies to the sources of scientific evidence

>Websites Dare, Medline

What created the first Archibald Cochrane

>systematic review

What are the advantages of the medical institution, which was accredited

> increasing public and professional prestige of the hospital gives it an advantage over its competitors

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of long-term exposure to cadmium in the death rate from cancer. The observed cohort totaled American Indians from Arizona, Oklahoma, North and South Dakota, and the time of observation cohort was 20 years old. The study found that prolonged exposure cadmium increases the risk of mortality from cancer in a 1.30-fold (95% Ci 1,09-1,55), and the death rate from lung cancer - 2.27 times (95% Ci 1 , 58-3,27). What is the design of the study conducted

> cohort study

These timing of Oxford students and doctors spent on work with the medical literature on the problematic obese patients, as follows: the results of self-assessment (the number of minutes in the last week) participants in the study, the following data: the students spend 60-120 minutes (up to 75% During this period it did not read), heads of departments - 10-90 minutes (up to 40% have not read), residents of 10-45 minutes (up to 15% have not read), consultant of the issue after 1975 - 15-60 (up to 30 % do not read) to release 1975 - 10-45 minutes (up to 40% have not read). What is the design of the study conducted

> cross-sectional study

Which of the following options is one of the basic principles of clinical epidemiology

>generalizability

Which of the following options is an essential component of applied problem

>patient or problem

"Evaluation of the prevalence of disease." What study design is presented, depending on the purpose of the study-

>Cross-sectional study of the entire group (population) using strict criteria of recognition of the disease

“High-uality systematic reviews of case-controlled or cohort studies. High quality controlled cases or cohort studies with a very low risk of errors or deviations and the high probability that the relationship is causal.” What level of credibility of the evidence presented based on the type of evidence

>II++

“Controlled case or cohort studies with a high risk of rejection or error, and a significant risk that the relationship is not causal.” What level of credibility of the evidence presented based on the type of evidence

<II-

"Non-analytic studies, such as clinical studies, case reports." What level of credibility of the evidence presented based on the type of evidence

>III

"The opinion of experts." What level of credibility of the evidence presented based on the type of evidence

>IV

"Well-conducted controlled cases or cohort studies with a low risk of deviations and errors with a moderate probability that the relationship is causal." What level of credibility of the evidence presented based on the type of evidence

>II+

"High-quality meta-analyzes systematic reviews of RCTs, or RCTs with a very high risk of error." What level of credibility of the evidence presented based on the type of evidence

>I++

"Meta-analyzes, systematic reviews, or RCTs with a high risk of error." What level of credibility of the evidence presented based on the type of evidence

>I-

"Well-conducted meta-analyzes, systematic reviews, or RCTs with a low risk of error. At least one RCT ". What level of credibility of the evidence presented based on the type of evidence

>I+

What the experts taking part in the second stage of accreditation of medical institutions

>independent experts

What documents about accreditation issued to the subject of health, has passed accreditation

>Bill (certificate)

What are the characteristics of decision-making not based on the principles of evidence-based medicine

<variant>making decisions based on a short story

is the name of the research conducted on the submissions received in the past or on the information obtained at the time of the study of the past, ie, outcomes have come before it began

retrospective study

Which of the following options is the aim of conducting post-marketing studies

- the expansion of indications for the use of drugs

Is it necessary to carry out normalization of metabolic functions, including glycemic profile for the prevention of coronary heart disease in patients with diabetes Which fragment of the clinical question corresponds to the component "I" according to the principle PICO

- carrying out the normalization of metabolic functions, glycemic profile

Which of the following options are the sources of Evidence information

- systematic reviews

How called proportion of people with a particular disease at a given time

- morbidity

How called factor that distorts the results of the study

- interfering factor

Does leads the application of acetylsalicylic acid in elderly patients with coronary artery disease to the prevention of stroke Under the principle of PICO which fragment of the clinical question is a component of the "P"

- Elderly patients with coronary artery disease

Recommended whether the use of ACE inhibitors in patients with diabetes mellitus with normal blood pressure Which fragment of the clinical question corresponds to the component "I" according to the principle PICO

- application of ACE inhibitors

Recommended whether the use of ACE inhibitors in patients with diabetes mellitus with normal blood pressure Which fragment of the clinical question corresponds to the component "P" according to the principle PICO

- diabetics with normal blood pressure

In what kind of study is absent the control group

- cross-sectional study

Which phases of trials must necessarily go to the original drug before registration

- preclinical studies, I, II, III phases of clinical trials

"Does leads the high body mass index to the development of osteoarthritis of the knee in patients who are obese " What design of study can be found on the clinical questions

- Cohort study

How divided the clinical studies by inform participants about the course of the research process

- “open” and “blind”

How divided the clinical studies according to the degree of randomness of the experiment

- randomized and nonrandomized

How divided the clinical studies by venue

- single-center and multicenter

How divided the clinical studies by duration

- single-moment and long

How divided the clinical studies by the length of time of observation

- retrospective and prospective

How divided the clinical studies by the method of obtaining information

- experimental and observational

What does meant by a statistical measure allowing assessing the extent to which may be the true value of parameter in the population; is an range of the true values

- confidence interval

What study is needed to spend to find out how effective the extract of the herb St. John's wort, compared with small doses of tricyclic antidepressants in mild and moderate depression

- a randomized controlled trial

A large study of 7718 men aged 40 to 59 years, randomly selected in 24 British cities, in order to determine risk factors for coronary heart disease. Of 7718 men who provided information about smoking, 5899 (76.4%) smoked a certain period of life (including those who smoke now and who smoked in the past). For 10 years, 650 of the 7718 men (8.4%), myocardial infarction. What design of the study was conducted

- cohort study

For biomedical research in the range of what probability percent confidence interval is considered to be reliable

- 95%

Does leads the application of angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in patients with hypertension to reduce the incidence of organ damage in comparison with the use of calcium channel blockers What component of the clinical question it is the comparison (Comparison) on the basis of PICO

- application of calcium channel blockers

Which a written document confirming a person's desire to participate in a clinical trial after it has been informed about all the details of the study

- informed consent

What is the name of the large group of people living in a particular geographical area or have some common feature

- population

What is the name of the research conducted on the submissions received in the past or on the information obtained at the time of the study of the past, ie, outcomes have come before it began

- retrospective study

Which study characterized mathematical summation of the results of several studies in order to obtain a generalized assessment and identification, study and explanation of the differences (heterogeneity, heterogeneity)

- a meta-analysis

How called the beneficial effect in response to interference regardless of whether it was present or placebo (fluff) associated with a psychological effect on the patient

- placebo effect

There are various ways of randomization. Which principle of randomization is the best

- the use of tables of random numbers

How the main property must have a sample of the population

- representativeness

Screening study of thyroid-stimulating hormone is recommended to conduct for all adults over the age of 35 years at intervals of 5 years. What research can answer the clinical questions

- cross-sectional study

The aim of the study was how often the cause of acute myocardial infarction is a hypercholesterolemia. The study analyzed 123 outpatients’ patients with acute myocardial infarction. What design of the study was conducted

- a study of the type "case - control"

What section of the medical article answers the following questions: "Do you agree with the conclusions made by the authors based on the data ", "Are these findings too generalizing ", "Are there any other factors that need to be taken into account which could affect the results of the study

CONCLUSION

In the US, the city Framingeme, in 1949, scientists began to carry out with the aim to identify risk factors for cardiovascular disease, which lasted 46 years. What studies scientists have conducted

- cohort study

What section of the medical article answers the following questions: "What is the main result of the research ", "Has the authors enough data so that readers can independently judge the results of scientific research

- results

Conduct does appointment clopidogrel in patients with myocardial infarction and underwent coronary stenting to reduce the risk of another heart attack, compared with the use of acetylsalicylic acid What component clinical of the issue is a comparison (Comparison) on the basis of PICO

- the use of acetylsalicylic acid

Considered 7 randomized controlled trials involving 1020 people with the aim to assess the safety and efficacy of ondansetron and metoclopramide at gastroenteritis in children and adolescents. What design of the study was conducted

- systematic review

During the study compared two groups of students in the school. One group was engaged in hygienically properly lit and equipped room, another group - in the classroom, where these rights are not respected. Both groups were taught the same subjects. In the first group, the children were more attentive and less tired during the school day than the children of the second group. What design of the study was conducted

- cohort study

With the aim to assess the state of immunity infant feeding and artificial feeding mothers, a study was conducted 6 months duration. According to the study children, non-feeding mother's milk was in 3 times more susceptible to SARS and allergic diseases than children who were breast-fed. What design of the study was conducted

- cohort study

Scientists have conducted clinical research whose purpose was - to detect any NSAID most commonly causes side effects. The study involved 8677 patients. Patients were randomly divided into 3 groups: in 2900 received acetylsalicylic acid, 2886 - ibuprofen and 2888 - of paracetamol. What kind of study design in questions

- a randomized controlled trial

You need to find articles on the methods of treating breast cancer in PubMed. What subheading you choose

- Therapy

What is MEDLINE

- a database of medical information, including bibliographic descriptions of more than 4,800 medical periodicals from around the world are available for free over the Internet for professionals and for the general public

What is PubMed

- electronic-search system of search, developed by the National Library of the United States for work with the database MEDLINE and PreMEDLINE

Which of the following examples of randomization is the correct

- using a table of random numbers

What is a meta-analysis

- quantitative analysis of the pooled results of several clinical studies one and the same intervention

What design of the study is the "gold standard" of study in medicine

- Randomized controlled trials

Patients with severe chronic itching participated in trials of drugs, relieves itching. Within each of the three weeks in a random sequence of 48 patients received either cyproheptadine or trimeprazine or placebo. The patients did not know which group they belong to. On which of the following research question

- A randomized controlled trial

What features should have a placebo

- A full copy of the appearance of the studied drugs

When documenting informed consent, the investigator should comply with regulatory requirements; adhere to GCP and to the ethical principles. In which official state document outlines these principles

-Declaration of Helsinki of the World Medical Organization

What makes monitoring clinical study

- The process of monitoring the progress of clinical studies, GCP, and the rules of the formal requirements

What database when searching for the necessary information regarding the diagnosis, treatment and prevention using Boolean logic

- www. PubMed.com

It conducts research in which there is a certain population in a given time interval. What kind of research do you mean

- A prospective study

Medical university students was conducted a retrospective study in the department of endocrinology, which served as a source of information, medical history ill patients. What is the study design was used in the study

- The study of the type case-control

The methodological basis for the examination of clinical guidelines developed by local, regional, national, or international non-governmental bodies, consisting of 23 items grouped into 6 sections. On which of the following terms mean

- Questionnaire AGREE

Which e-mail address corresponds to the database, gather, evaluate and summarize current data on clinical efficacy

- www.thecochranelibary.com

What research is the most convincing based on the "evidence pyramid" in relation to the effectiveness of treatment and prevention

- RCT

You need to find a description methods of the treatment of hypertension with the use enalapril, what a logical operator for PubMed you will use

- arterial hypertension  AND  enalapril

You need to find a description methods of the treatment of pneumonia with the use of amoxicillin in pregnant women, what a logical operator for PubMed you will use

- pneumonia AND  amoxicillin AND  pregnant women

You need to find a description methods of the treatment of asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with the use of salbutamol, a logical operator for PubMed you will use

- salbutamol AND  bronchial asthma OR  chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

You need to find a description of the treatment of asthma with the use of salbutamol and fluticasone, a logical operator for PubMed you will use

- bronchial asthma AND salbutamol OR  fluticasone

What data contains the database Medline

- bibliographic references to journal articles by medicine, most on medicine, published since 1966, with about one third of them are given summaries

You need to find a description of the treatment of pneumonia with azithromycin is not the elderly, a logical operator for PubMed you will use

- pneumonia AND azithromycin  NOT aged people

The audit, conducted by an independent third party, ie with staff of department of the other, which does not take more no part in organizing and conducting this study. What do you call this type of audit

- external audit

What meant by a design of clinical trials

- way of conducting scientific research in the clinic, ie his organization or architecture

Which of the following options applies to specialized sites on evidence-based medicine

- National Guidelines Clearinghouse

Which of the following options applies to the main categories of clinical questions

-prevalence of diseases

When conducting what method the likelihood of for compare procedures more than for comparison drug

-clinical uncontrolled  studies

In what kinds of study, applies the procedures without comparison with other treatment options

-in studies uncontrolled

To which of these options to refer experience with the drug, without comparison with other treatment options

-conducted uncontrolled studies

In what studies, a high probability of detecting differences in treatment

-controlled

To which of these options to refer a comparison of the drug or procedure with other drugs or procedure

-controlled studies

An example of what kind of studies is uncontrolled clinical studies

-clinical Research

To which of these options to refer the controlled clinical trials

-to classical clinical studies

What studies to refer to classical clinical research

-controlled and uncontrolled

What are the most important requirements for medical research

-place of conducting and duration of studies

To which trials (studies) are required as the correct use of statistical methods for processing

-medical Research

What meant by a cohort study

-analytical observational study

What meant by a case-control

-analytical observational study

In what studies, have to be reported about case series

-descriptive observational

In what studies, there is a case to be reported

-to descriptive research

What may applies to the results of the intervention in conducting the pilot study

-drug, procedure, treatment

How many usually groups of patients involved in experimental studies

-one, two or more

What is the name of study in which evaluates the results of the intervention and observed the subject of research

-experimental investigation

What is the name of study in which one or more patient groups are described and there are certain characteristics

-observational study

What is the name of the study in which groups of patients are described and observed on certain characteristics, and the researcher collects data through observation, without interfering with their active

-observational

What meant by the type design of clinical trials

-a set of classifications of features

What meant by a design of clinical trials

-way of conducting scientific research in the clinic, ie his organization or architecture

What meant by a clinical trial

-the final stage of clinical research, which checks the validity of the new theoretical knowledge

What information should be included specialized sites

-information on the medicine and the individual sections

For what use the operator "NOT"

-narrow the search

What effect give the use of the operator "OR"

-expands search

Which of the following options applies to the merits of Medline

-speed searching and copying data

For what use limits when searching for information in electronic databases

-sighting of search

Which of the following options is one of the electronic search

-thematic catalogue

Which of the following options is the definition of Medline

-bibliographic database

Which of the following options applies to electronic search

-Electronic versions of the journals

Who is the creator of The Cochrane Library -The Cochrane Collaboration

X-The Cochrane Collaboration

What is meant by a clinical epidemiology

- Science, which develops methods of clinical trials, which give the ability to make a fair conclusion, the effect of controlling the systematic and random errors

What is meant by the fourth step in evidence-based medicine

- the use of scientific evidence into practice

What is meant by the third step in evidence-based medicine

- critical analysis of scientific information

What is meant by the second step in evidence-based medicine

- search for scientific information in an electronic database

What is meant by the first step in evidence-based medicine

- the formulation of a clinical questions

Which of the following options corresponds to the definition of the term "evidence-based medicine

- collection technology, critical analysis, synthesis and interpretation of scientific information

In what year was proposed the term "evidence-based medicine" (EBM) and “scientific and evidence-based medicine” (SEBM)

- 1990

How does the scoring of the questionnaire AGREE

- scores for each of the six sections are calculated independently and are not summarized in a uniform assessment of the quality

Pubmed allows the use of Boolean operators between search terms. If two or more terms to be found in the same document, it is necessary to choose

- А ND

Pubmed allows the use of Boolean operators between search terms. B if at least one of the terms must be found in the document, it is necessary to choose

- OR

Pubmed allows the use of Boolean operators between search terms. B if only one term should be found in the document, and the second must necessarily be absent, it is necessary to choose

- NOT

This function is used to find all variants of the same word with the same base (root). To do this, print the foundation word and an asterisk (*) next to it, for example, bacter *. PubMed find all words with the same root but with different endings: bacteriology (bacteriology), bacteria (bacteria), bacterias (bacteria), bacterial (bacteriological), etc. What do you call this function

- Truncation

When evaluating a parameter indicator of clinical and pharmacological expertise, evaluation of the "rational conduct adequate medical technology, the positive results of the corresponding indicator" correspond to what score

- 1,0

When evaluating a parameter indicator of clinical-pharmacological expertise, assessment "incomplete compliance of medical technologies appropriate indicator" correspond to what score

- 0,5

When evaluating a parameter indicator of clinical-pharmacological expertise, evaluation of "irrational, improper conduct of medical technology, the negative results of the corresponding indicator" correspond to what score

- 0

You can improve the quality and results of search by using the function "Limits" at any stage of the search. Using "Limits" is always desirable if you got too many articles in response to your request. Your task is narrow the search in PubMed by type of article, which of the following options you select

- Review

You can improve the quality and results of search by using the function "Limits" at any stage of the search. Using "Limits" is always desirable if you got too many articles in response to your request. Your task is narrow the search in PubMed by document type, which of the following options you select

- Р ublication Types

What is one of the objectives of the IV phase of the clinical trial

- Perhaps the use of the drug in various categories of patients: children, pregnant and lactating women, the elderly

What is one of the objectives of the II phase of the clinical trial

- definition of short-term efficacy of drugs

What is one of the objectives of the I phase of the clinical trial

- definition of security, tolerability of drugs

In what phase of clinical study involved healthy people – volunteers

- І

Are you interested in articles on the treatment of pneumonia in children. To find these articles in Pubmed, the search box you enter the word pneumonia and get search results - a few thousand articles. Then, you narrow the search to pneumonia in children, and introduce children. Now limit the search for treatment and enter treatment. What excuses do you use to bind the words to each other

- pneumonia AND children AND treatment

Which of the following options corresponds to the adequate hierarchy of evidence

- A systematic review (meta-analysis)- randomized clinical trials- cohort (observational studies)- study "case-control"-Description of cases

What quantity paragraphs in the questionnaire AGREE

- 23 paragraphs

What is the purpose of the questionnaire AGREE

- creating a systematic approach to assessing the quality of clinical practice guidelines

What is the purpose of application of clinical practice guidelines

- improving the efficiency of the treatment, the improvement of medical care

Patients receiving long-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, prevent gastric ulcers whether antisecretory drugs. Which of the following answers corresponds to the principle component of the outcome of PICO

- prevention of gastric ulcers

Is it necessary performing radiography in patients suspected of having sinusitis Which of the following answers corresponds to the component of intervention under the principle of PICO

- radiography

What are the principles for the development of clinical guidelines

- management should be based on the best evidence and should include guidance on the level of evidence of certain provisions of the proposed CRL

What is meant by a national clinical guidelines

- effective tool for continuous, measurable improvement, as the everyday health care and improve the quality of health services

What is meant by an open method of study

- All participants in the study are aware of the conduct of the clinical trial

What is meant by a double "blind" method

- method of "blindness", where belonging of a particular group does not know the patient, the doctor and the organizers (statistical processing)

What is meant by a double "blind" method

- a method belonging to a certain group that does not know neither the patient nor the doctor

What is meant by a simple "blind" method

- membership of a particular group does not know the patient, but the doctor knows

Which of the following options apply to the true criteria of treatment effectiveness

- Improving the quality of life, reduction in the incidence of complications, alleviating the symptoms of the disease

What is meant is the true criteria of treatment effectiveness

- basic indicators related to the activity of the patient

How many groups of patients should at least be in randomized controlled trials

- 2 groups

What is meant by a meta-analysis

- quantitative systematic review of the literature and a quantitative synthesis of the primary data to obtain summary statistics

The researcher must decide how comparable group of patients included in the study, with patients, to whom he is going to use (demographic characteristics, severity and duration of illness, comorbidities, the proportion of men and women, there are no contraindications to diagnostic and / or therapeutic interventions etc.). What are the names given in the example, the criteria

- inclusion criteria

How is the sample that is not representative

- selection bias

The main goal of any organization is to improve the quality of care through the establishment of programs for the development of clinical practice guidelines and their implementation in practice through international cooperation

- The international network of developers of clinical guidelines

What is the type of study design is the most short-term

- Cross-sectional study

Which of the following levels of evidence corresponds to the following definition: "strong negative evidence: there is enough compelling evidence to rule out that method of the recommendations

- E

Which of the following levels of evidence corresponds to the following definition: "sufficient negative evidence: there is enough evidence to recommend the elimination of the use of this method in a given situation

- D

Which of the following levels of evidence corresponds to the following definition: "there is not sufficient evidence: the evidence is insufficient to make a recommendation, but the recommendations can be given, taking into account other circumstances

- C

Which of the following levels of evidence corresponds to the following definition: "the relative strength of the evidence: there is enough evidence for recommending the proposal

- B

Which of the following levels of evidence corresponds to the following definition: "convincing evidence: there is strong evidence in favor of this method

- A

Which of the following terms correspond to the following definition: "an instrument of implementation of clinical guidelines, which is a regulatory document that governs the provision of the necessary volume of medical care for specific clinical condition or disease, which is the main instrument in monitoring activities and successor documents regulating the process of providing medical services

- clinical protocol

Which of the following terms correspond to the following definition: "systematically developed statements or recommendations to assist the practitioner in choosing an appropriate method of diagnosis and treatment in specific clinical circumstances

- clinical guidelines

Which of the following characteristics characterized for clinical practice guidelines based on the principles of evidence-based medicine

- are the source of decision-making in health policy and its management

What kind of study design informs the existence of "experimental" (with the test intervention) and "control" (receiving placebo or "traditional", "standard" treatment)

- Randomized controlled trial

Which of the following options applies disability

-to clinical outcomes

Which of the following options is the frequency of the disease

-to clinical issues

Which of the following options applies generalizability

-the external characteristics of the sample

What is meant an internal validity

-the accuracy of the

Which of the following options applies quantitative approach

-to principles of clinical epidemiology

Which of the following options apply to the principles of clinical epidemiology

-the accuracy of the

Which of the following embodiments refers to components clinical question

-forecast

Which of the following options related to clinical outcomes in clinical epidemiology

-disability

Which of the following options related to one of the components of an application problem

-Exodus

What is meant by the fourth step in evidence-based medicine

-the use of scientific evidence into practice

What is meant by the third step in evidence-based medicine

-critical analysis of scientific information

What is meant by the second step in evidencebased medicine

-search for scientific information in an electronic database

What is meant by the first step in evidence-based medicine

-the formulation of a clinical question

What is meant by a principle of PICO

-drafting 4 component issue

What is meant by a clinical trial

-the final stage of clinical trial

Which of the following options apply to the concept of "evidence-based medicine"

-technology to collect, analyze scientific information for making clinical decisions

Which of the following choices is the main aspect of the Evidence-Based Medicine

-critical assessment of scientific information on the subject of the reliability and usefulness of information and identification of sound to answer questions

"Assessment of morbidity." What study design is presented, depending on the purpose of the study

-Cohort study

"Evaluation of the prevalence of disease." What study design is presented, depending on the purpose of the study

-Cross-sectional study of the entire group (population) using strict criteria of recognition of the disease

What is the assessment of the cumulative effect is carried out in a systematic review

-Quantification

What is meant by the term "Cochrane Library"

-The electronic database of the international Cochrane cooperation, whose task is to spread systematic review of the efficacy and safety of various medical interventions

Science allows the prediction for each patient based on a study of the clinical course of the disease in similar cases, using rigorous scientific methods of studying groups of patients to ensure the accuracy of the forecast. On which of the following terms mean

-Clinical Epidemiology

The approach to the practice of medicine, in which decisions on the use of preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic measures are taken, based on the evidence of their effectiveness and safety, and offering a search, comparison, generalization and widespread evidence obtained for the benefit of the patient. On which of the following terms mean

-Evidence-based medicine

How is name of the drug which is not registered for the treatment of a particular disease in humans

 -Placebo

What is the source of evidence-based information in the field of evidence-based medicine

-Systematic reviews, materials of individual studies

What determines the “reliability of the data” based on the terminology of evidence-based medicine

-Conformity of the study design goal, the degree of accounting and minimize systematic and random errors in the study

What determines the “generalizability of the results”, based on the terminology of evidence-based medicine

-Criterions for inclusion-exclusion increases during the multi-center trial

“At least one well-organized, controlled trial without randomization or quasi-experimental research”. To what level of clinical guidelines is the kind of research

-The level of clinical guidelines is B

What research is the most convincing based on the "evidence pyramid" in relation to the effectiveness of treatment and prevention

-RCT

What is the most preferred form of evidence

-Controlled clinical studies

What did say a tenet of clinical epidemiology

-Every clinical decision must be based on severe scientific grounds

By what characteristics should be similar to the studies included in the meta-analysis

-the most homogeneous in form of medical intervention, treatment outcome, composition

You need to find a description methods of the treatment of hypertension with the use enalapril, what a logical operator for PubMed you will use

-arterial hypertension  AND  enalapril

What are the benefits for the physician gives of clinical guidelines based on evidence

-meeting with the emergency situation, the practitioner can always turn to the clinical management of the patient and prescribe treatment based on evidence-based medicine

What are the advantages have of management on the basis of evidence

-clearly share the opinion of the evidence

After what period of time it is recommended to conduct audit of clinical guidelines after introduction to the practice

-the audit recommended to conduct a period of two years after the introduction of the CRC into practice

You need to find a description methods of the treatment of pneumonia with the use of amoxicillin in pregnant women, what a logical operator for PubMed you will use

-pneumonia AND  amoxicillin AND  pregnant women

What principle underlies the development of clinical practice guidelines

-the development process and evaluation of guidelines should focus on outcomes, the most important for consumers (quality of life, survival)

You need to find a description methods of the treatment of asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with the use of salbutamol, a logical operator for PubMed you will use

-salbutamol AND  bronchial asthma OR  chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

What are the characteristics of decision-making not based on the principles of evidence-based medicine

-making decisions based on a short story

Determine the volume of the circulating blood for people are having weight 40 kg. If you know the regression coefficient and the intercept of the simple linear regression a= 1; b= 0,052

>21

Determine the score with the self-tuition time 7 hours/week. If you know the regression coefficient and the intercept of the simple linear regression a= 30; b= 5

>65

Determine the content of hemoglobin in 35 kg body. If you know the regression coefficient and the intercept of the simple linear regression a= 50; b=2

>120

Determine the pectoral fin length for perches with head length of 48 mm. If you know the regression coefficient and the intercept of the simple linear regression a= (-5); b=0,5

>19

Determine the latency time for the 8 microVolts potentials amplitude. If you know the regression coefficient and the intercept of the simple linear regression a= 10; b=3

>34

Determine the volume of the circulating blood for people who are 160 cm high. If you know the regression coefficient and the intercept of the simple linear regression a= (-4); b=1

>154

Determine body surface area for people that weigh 60 kilograms. If you know the regression coefficient and the intercept of the simple linear regression a=0,5; b=0,5

>30.5

Determine body surface area for people that weigh 30 kilograms. If you know the regression coefficient and the intercept of the simple linear regression a=0,5; b=0,5

>15.5

Determine the prolactin concentration on the 8th month of pregnancy. If you know the regression coefficient and the intercept of the simple linear regression a=6; b=20

>166

Determine the hormone concentration in urine at 70 years of age. If you know the regression coefficient and the intercept of the simple linear regression a=1; b=0,5

>36

Determine the total cholesterol (mm/l) for people at 20 years of age. If you know the regression coefficient and the intercept of the simple linear regression a= 2; b= 0,5

>12

Among the measure of dispersion which is the most frequently used:

>Standard deviation

In an epidemiological study, the incubation periods obtained were 2, 5, 8, 15, 25, 20, 15 and 30. The mode is calculated to be:

>15

In an epidemiological study, the incubation periods obtained were 2, 5, 8, 40, 25, 20, and 30. The median is calculated to be:

>20

In an epidemiological study, the incubation periods obtained were 2, 5, 8, 18, 25, 20, and 30. The median is calculated to be:

>18

In an epidemiological study, the incubation periods obtained were 2, 5, 8, 15, 25, 20, and 30. The median is calculated to be:

>15

In an epidemiological study, the incubation periods obtained were 2, 5, 8, 12, 25, 10, and 30. The median is calculated to be:

>10

In an epidemiological study, the incubation periods obtained were 2, 5, 8, 12, 25, 15, and 30. The median is calculated to be:

>12

In an epidemiological study, the incubation periods obtained were 2, 5, 8, 9, 25, 9, and 30. The median is calculated to be:

>9

In an epidemiological study, the incubation periods obtained were 2, 5, 8, 9, 25, 9, and 30. The median is calculated to be:

>9

In an epidemiological study, the incubation periods obtained were 2, 5, 8, 10, 25, 10, and 30. The median is calculated to be:

>10

Calculate the mode of 14,71; 14,71; 14,72; 14,71; 14,70; 14,74:

>14,71

Calculate the mode of 1471, 1471, 1472, 1471, 1470, 1474:

>1471

Calculate the mode of 471, 471, 472, 471, 470, 474:

>471

Calculate the mode of 271, 271, 272, 271, 270, 274:

>271

Calculate the mode of 71, 71, 72, 71, 70, 74:

>71

Calculate the mode of 70, 71, 72, 70, 70:

>70

In statistics, spread of dispersion is described by:

>Variance

In statistics, spread of dispersion is described by:

>Standard deviation

Hemoglobin level samples from three community are best campared by:

>ANOVA

Weight samples from two community are best campared by:

>Student's t-test

HR samples from two community are best campared by:

>Student's t-test

Nine babies are born in a hospital on same day. All weight 3200 g each. Calculate the variance.

>Zero

Nine babies are born in a hospital on same day. All weight 3200 g each. Calculate the variance.

>Zero

Eighteen babies are born in a hospital on same day. All weight 2800 g each. Calculate the standard deviation.

>Zero

Ten babies are born in a hospital on same day. All weight 3,2 kg each. Calculate the variance.

>Zero

In a population study for malaria over the past few years, the number of case reported were 20, 5000, 100, 80, 60, 70, 40, 60, 80. The average is best represented by:

>Mode

A number of cases of malaria are collected over 10 years with extreme variation in data. The best measure to calculate average is:

>Mode

Relationship between two variables can be presented by:

>Scatter diagram

In 7 babies born in a hospital is 3 above 2.4 kg and 3 below 2.4 kg. The value 2.4 is:

> Median

The two important values necessary for describing the frequency distribution of a series of observation are:

> Mean and standard deviation

In a population of 100 males in the age group of 15-45, the mean systolic BP was found to be 120. In a normal curve distribution, the number of people who would have an average BP above 120 will be:

> 50

In a population of 100 females in the age group of 15-45, the mean systolic BP was found to be 120. In a normal curve distribution, the number of people who would have an average BP above 120 will be:

> 50

For determination of which statistical parameter requires quantities to be arranged in an ascending or descending order?

> Median

The average birth weights in a hospital are to be demonstrated by statistical representation. This is best done by:

> Bar diagram

Percentage of data can be shown in:

> Pie chart

Quantitative data can be best represented by:

> Histogram

Age and sex representation is best represented by:

> Histogram

Best graph for demonstration of relationship between ages and weight is:

> Scatter plot

All of the following diagrams can be draw from quantitative data,except:

>Flow diagram

A hypothesis which a researcher tries to disprove is:

>Null hypothesis

In biomedical research survival analysis is typically used to evaluate

>Life expectancy

Chi-square test is used to test:

>Difference in proportions

The F-statisticis calculated in:

>ANOVA

Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) test is used to

> Test the difference among the means of 3+ independent groups

Another name for a bar graph is:

> histogram

Correlation coefficient provides all of the following information, except:

> the cause of the relationship between the variables

In the scientific investigation, the first step is:

>Perceiving a question.

The listed observations: 50, 200,300,400,600, suggest the distribution:

> is negatively skewed

The listed observations: 10, 20 ,30 ,40, 1000, suggest the distribution:

> is positively skewed

The listed observations: 5, 20,30,40,60, suggest the distribution:

> is negatively skewed

A contingency table (2x2) is used to calculate:

>chi-squire statistic

A type of graphical presentation data used to explain correlation between dependent and independent variable is:

> Scatter plot

When explaining the direction of the linear association between two numerical paired variables, a positive correlation is stated when:

> both variables increase and decrease at the same time

Which statement about normal distribution is FALSE:

> 50 percent of the observations fall within one standard deviation sigma of the mean.

The degree of flatness of a graph of a frequency distribution is termed as:

>kurtosis

The degree of peakedness of a graph of a frequency distribution is termed as:

>kurtosis

How many degrees of freedom would a contingency table with 3 rows and 3 columns have

>4

How many degrees of freedom would a contingency table with 3 rows and 2 columns have

2

Type I errors occur:

>when the null hypothesis is rejected but it should have been retained

A researcher has collected the following sample data: 5 12 6 5 8 7 6 5 12 4. The median is:

> 6

The standard deviation of a sample of 49 observations equals 21. The standard error of mean equals:

> 3

The standard deviation of a sample of 25 observations equals 5. The standard error of mean equals:

> 1

The standard deviation of a sample of 100 observations equals 5. The standard error of mean equals:

> 0.5

The standard deviation of a sample of 100 observations equals 64. The standard error of mean equals:

> 6.4

The variance of a sample of 81 observations equals 64. The standard deviation of the sample equals

> 8

The standard deviation of a sample of 100 observations equals 64. The variance of the sample equals

> 4,096

The sum of squared deviations of the individual data elements from their mean is

> always greater than zero

If a data set has an even number of observations, the median

> is the average value of the two middle items when all items are arranged in ascending order

The sum of the percent frequencies for all classes will always equal

> 100

The mean of a sample is

> computed by summing all the data values and dividing the sum by the number of items

Which of the following statements regarding the coefficient of correlation is true

> All the choices

All of the following are contained in a frequency table except _____.

> quartile indicators

Which type of variable is coded using a 0 for one response and a 1 for the other

> dichotomous

The most frequent proportion measure is the _____.

> percentage

A _____ is the total collection of elements about which the researcher wishes to make inferences.

> population

Which term below refers to the individual participant or object on which a measurement is taken

> population element

If the correlation coefficient r = 0.5 then the coefficient of determination is

> 0.25

The coefficient of determination is the

> ratio of the explained variation to the total deviation

Which of the following values could not represent a correlation coefficient?

> r = 1.09

If an ANOVA test is conducted and the null hypothesis is rejected, what does this indicate?

> A difference between at least one pair of population means

If the coefficient of multiple determination is 0.81, what percent of variation is not explained?

> 19%

Some people have white coat hypertension. That is, they are anxious when visiting a medical office and, as a result, their blood pressure increases when a person with a white lab coat and a stethoscope walks into the room to take a blood pressure. To see whether his patients experience white coat hypertension, a family practitioner takes two blood pressure measurements – one when first walking into the room and a second, unexpected, one after about 15 minutes have passed. What statistical test is the most appropriate to answer the research question

> Wilcoxon matched pairs test

The pharmaceutical company researcher investigates the relationship between the dose of a new sleep aid medication and the number of minutes to sleep onset after ingestion. What statistical test is the most appropriate to answer the research question?

> Pearson correlation

In statistics, what is Kaplan-Meier estimate?

> ratio of surviving patients divided by the total number of patients at risk for the outcome over the period of time

What is the least powerful scale of measurement?

> Nominal

What is the most powerful scale of measurement?

> Ratio

What research question is the best fit for frequency table analysis?

> to know the prevalence of different cardiac diseases in population

What research question is the best fit for Spearman correlation

> to know whether there is a relationship between social status and depression score

What research question is the best fit for one-way ANOVA

> to know whether three different infectious diseases manifest in the same plasma leukocyte level. The study involves 674 patients

What research question is the best fit for Pearson correlation

> to know wheter there is a relationship between pulse rate and systolic blood pressure

What research question is the best fit for Wilcoxon matched pairs test

> to know whether depression score of his 10 patients decreased after the treatment

What research question is the best fit for simple linear regression

> to predict the normal weight for the patient of certain height

The researcher wants to know how three different drugs influence the neurologic back pain (measured on scale 0-10) in his 15 patients. What statistical method of analysis should be used

> Kruskal Wallis tes

The researcher wants to know whether smoking is associated with lung cancer. What statistical method of analysis should be used

> Chi-square test

The researcher wants to know whether his 50 patients have normal systolic blood pressure. What statistical method of analysis should be used

> one sample t-test

The researcher wants to know what causes the greater increase in systolic blood pressure: consumption of salt, level of physical activity, or smoking. What statistical method of analysis should be used

> factorial ANOVA

The researcher wants to know whether there is a relationship between social status and depression score. What statistical method of analysis should be used

> Spearman correlation

The researcher wants to know what influences systolic blood pressure more: age, weight, height, or depression score. What statistical method of analysis should be used

> multiple regression

The researcher wants to know whether normally distributed systolic blood pressure differs in patients with cardiac and pulmonary diseases. There are only 50 pulmonary patients and 80 cardiac patients in the hospital. What statistical method of analysis should be used

> two samples t-test

The researcher wants to know whether systolic blood pressure differs in patients with cardiac and pulmonary diseases. Unfortunately there is only 5 pulmonary patients and 8 cardiac patients in the hospital. What statistical method of analysis should be used

> Mann-Whitney U test

The researcher wants to know whether the blood pressure changes after physical work. The sample consists of 8 people. What statistical method of analysis should be used

> Wilcoxon matched pairs test

The researcher wants to know whether the respiration rate changes after physical work. The sample consists of 100 people. What statistical method of analysis should be used

> paired t-test

The researcher wants to know whether the blood pressure changes after physical work. The sample consists of 248 people. What statistical method of analysis should be used

> paired t-test

The researcher wants to know the degree of linear realtionship between two variables measured in at least interval scale. What statistical method of analysis should be used

> Pearson correlation

What research question is the most suitable for multiple regression

> The researcher wants to know the level of influence of two and more numerical factors on single numerical variable

What research question is the most suitable for simple linear regression

> The researcher wants to know the expected value of variable predicted from linear relationship

What research question is the most suitable for survival analysis

> The researcher wants to know what fraction of population will continue to exist past a certain time

What research question is the most suitable for factorial ANOVA

> The researcher wants to know the level of influence of two and more categorical factors on single numerical variable

What research question is the most suitable for one-way ANOVA

> The researcher wants to know whether the means of a single variable differ in more than two large samples

What research question is the most suitable for Kruskal Wallis ANOVA

> The researcher wants to know whether the means of a single variable differ in more than two small samples

What research question is the most suitable for Mann-Whitney U test

> The researcher wants to know whether the single variable changes after intervention in a small sample

What research question is the most suitable for Wilcoxon matched pairs test

> The researcher wants to know whether the means of a single variable differ in two small samples

What research question is the most suitable for Chi-square test

> The researcher wants to know the level of association between two categorical variables

What research question is the most suitable for two samples t-test

> The researcher wants to know whether the means of a single variable differ in two large samples

What research question is the most suitable for paired t-test

> The researcher wants to know whether the single variable changes after intervention in a large sample

What research question is the most suitable for one sample t-test

> The researcher wants to know whether the mean of a single variable differs from a specified constant

Which of the following statements is NOT true

> The median is always greater than the mean

A sample of 99 distances has a mean of 24 feet and a median of 24.5 feet. Unfortunately, it has just been discovered that an observation which was erroneously recorded as “30” actually had a value of “35”. If we make this correction to the data, then

> the median remains the same, but the mean is increased

In measuring the centre of the data from a skewed distribution, the median would be preferred over the mean for most purposes because

> the mean may be too heavily influenced by the larger observations and this gives too high an indication of the centre

If most of the measurements in a large data set are of approximately the same magnitude except for a few measurements that are quite a bit larger, how would the mean and median of the data set compare and what shape would a histogram of the data set have

> The mean would be larger than the median and the histogram would be skewed with a long right tail

The heights in centimeters of 5 students are: 165, 175, 176, 159, 170. The sample median and sample mean are respectively

> 170, 169

Last year a small statistical consulting company paid each of its five statistical clerks $22,000, two statistical analysts $50,000 each, and the senior statistician/owner $270,000. The number of employees earning less than the mean salary is

7

Which of the following is NOT CORRECT

> Means and standard deviations of nominal or ordinal scaled variables are useful summary measures.

Which one of the following statements is FALSE

> Pie charts are better than bar graphs for comparing relative sizes.

An experiment was performed upon rats to investigate the effect of ingesting Alar (a chemical sprayed on apple trees to keep fruit from dropping before ripe) upon subsequent cancer rates. The following variables were measured: gender (0=female, 1=male); weight (g); dose of Alar (nil, low, high); number of tumors. The typical weight of a rat is about 800 g and the weights were rounded to the nearest gram. The number of tumors is around 10. Which of the following is FALSE

> Number of tumors is discrete and is ordinal scale

A study was conducted to measure the effect of smoking upon the birth weight of a baby. The following variables were measured for each women in the study: smoking status (yes,no), baby birth weight (g), APGAR score, birth date. The scales of these four variables (in order) are

> Nominal, ratio, ordinal, interval

A study was conducted to investigate the effect of a coal-fire generating plant upon the water quality of a river. As part of an environmental impact study, fish were captured, tagged, and released. The following information was recorded for each fish: sex(0=female, 1=male), length(cm), maturation (0=young, 1=adult), weight(g). The scales of these four variables (in order) are

> Nominal, ratio, ordinal, ratio

The following variables were measured in a group of volunteers: sex, initial weight (kg), body temperature (°C), weight gain(kg). The scales of these four variables (in order) are

> Nominal, ratio, interval, ratio

In an experiment to determine if antibiotics increase the final dressed weight of cattle, the following were measured on each animal in the study: sex, initial weight, blood group, grade of meat (A, B, or C). The scales of measurement of these 4 variables (in order) are

> Nominal, ratio, nominal, ordinal

Fill in the missing words to the quote: “The entire group of objects or people about which information is wanted is called the _______. The __________is the part that is actually examined in order to gather information. Individual members in it are called __________.

> population, sample, cases

Fill in the missing words to the quote: “Statistical methods may be described as methods for drawing conclusions about ________ based on _______ computed from the _________.

> populations, statistics, samples

The value of χ2 is always:

> Positive

Appropriate statistical method to compare four means is:

> ANOVA

Appropriate statistical method to compare three means is

> ANOVA

Which of the following is required for the χ2 statistic

> Two nominal variables

The value of correlation coefficient (r) for two variables: adaptation level and year of education is 0.87. This is

> Strong correlation

The value of correlation coefficient (r) for two variables: anxiety and number of positive emotions is -0.68. This is

> Middle correlation

The value of correlation coefficient (r) for two variables: Latency time (ms) and Magnitude of brain potentials (mcV) is 0.28. This is:

> Weak correlation

The value of correlation coefficient (r) for two variables: Concentration of prolactin in blood ng/ml and Pregnancy (month) is 0.65. This is

> Middle correlation

The value of correlation coefficient (r) for two variables: Concentration of androsterone in urine mg/day and Age (years) is -0.99. This is

> Strong correlation

Correlation between intraocular and liver sizes is 0.3. This is

> Weak correlation

The method of finding relationship involving more than two variables is known as

> Multiple regression

The difference between the maximum and minimum values of the variable

> range

The measure of relationship between two variables

> correlation coefficient

The score dividing the variable that 25% of the scores fall above it and 75% fall below it

> upper quartile

The score dividing the variable that 75% of the scores fall above it and 25% fall below it

> lower quartile

The square root of average squared differences with the mean value

> standard deviation

The sum of the scores divided by the number of scores

> mean

The score dividing the variable that half of the scores fall above it and half fall below it

> median

The most frequent score for the variable

> mode

What is t-test for independent samples

> The test used to assess the differences between the means of two groups of people

In t-test what tells you about the significant difference between the means

> p-level of equal or less than 0.01

In t-test what tells you about the significant difference between the means

> p-level of less than 0.05