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    This document contains questions about different types of epidemiological studies and statistical concepts. It asks the reader to identify whether statements are true or false about cross-sectional studies, cohort studies, and case-control studies. It also asks the reader to complete statements about what types of studies can calculate incidence and prevalence rates of a disease. Finally, it asks the reader several questions about study design, variables, and statistical tests.

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    This document contains questions about different types of epidemiological studies and statistical concepts. It asks the reader to identify whether statements are true or false about cross-sectional studies, cohort studies, and case-control studies. It also asks the reader to complete statements about what types of studies can calculate incidence and prevalence rates of a disease. Finally, it asks the reader several questions about study design, variables, and statistical tests.

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    Cross-sectional study is the best analytical study ()
    Cohort study can be a retrospective study ()
    Case- control is always a prospective study ()
    Cross-sectional study analyze data collected on a group of
    people at a point of time ()
    Cohort studies are optimal for studying rare risk factors of
    the diseases ()
    Purposive sample is a non probability sample ().
    Proportion is a useful parameter for the quantitative data
    type ().
    In case-control studies one of its difficulties is to ensure that
    cases and controls are matched ().
    Stratified random sample is not a random sample ().
    Arithmetic mean is a summary for ordinal data ().
    Retrospective study means that future events must be
    studied ().
    Incidence and prevalence rates of the disease can be
    calculated from case control studies ().

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    Incidence rate of disease can be calculated from --------studies.
    Prevalence rate can be calculated from ------------- studies.

    ----------- studies are optimal for studying risk factors of rare


    diseases.
    ---------- studies are suitable for studying etiology of diseases
    with short incubation period.

    Q- Two samples were taken from two villages to assess whether the
    presence of Schistosomiasis are different from each other or not.
    -

    What

    is

    the

    type

    of

    this

    variable

    (presence

    of

    Schistosomiasos)?
    - Try to present your data?
    -What is the type of test you will use to detect statistical
    difference?

    Q- 20 males and 20 females were included in a study to assess


    whether blood sugar are different regarding sex or not.
    - What is the type of this variable (blood sugar)?

    - Try to present your data?


    -What is the type of test you will use to detect statistical

    difference?

    Q- Give short notes on the following:


    a- Advantage and disadvantages of
    - Descriptive or
    - Cohort or
    -case control studies
    b- Screening test
    c- Factors affecting sample size
    d- Data collection tools

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