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    Biostatistics and Epidemiology 

    QUIZ 3

    1. Chi-square is used to analyse:

    a. Scores
    b. Ranks
    c. Median

    d. Frequencies

    2. The correlation coefficient is used to determine

    a. A specific value of the y-variable given a specific value of the x-variable


    b. None of these
    c. The strength of the relationship between x and y variable

    d. A specific value of the x-variable given a specific value of the y-variable

    3. The non-parametric statistical methods are based on

    a. Normal distribution
    b. Ranks
    c. Scores

    d. Median

    4. For the chi-square test to be effective, the expected value for each cell in the contingency
    table has to be at least

    a. 3
    b. 10
    c. 2

    d. 5

    5. To test linear relationship of y (dependent) and x (independent) continuous variables,


    which of the following plot best suited?

    a. Bar chart
    b. Scatter plot
    c. Histograms

    d. All of these

    6. The shape of the Chi-Square distribution is ___.

    a. Bimodal & Symmetric


    b. Unimodal & Symmetric
    Biostatistics and Epidemiology QUIZ 3

    c. Left Skewed

    d. Right Skewed

    7. By taking a level of significance of 5% it is the same as saying

    a. None of these
    b. We are 95% confident that the results have occurred by chance
    c. We are 95% confident that the results have not occurred by chance

    d. We are 5% confident the results have not occurred by chance

    8. The Aim of the secondary level of prevention is to

    a. Reduce the impact of complications


    b. Reduce the incidence of disease
    c. Reduce the prevalence of disease by shortening its duration

    d. Establish and maintain conditions that minimise hazards to health

    9. Which one of the following is the subjective component of well-being:

    a. Human Poverty index


    b. Quality of life
    c. Level of living

    d. Standard of living

    10. Incidence of disease includes

    a. New cases
    b. None of these
    c. Both old and new cases

    d. Old cases

    11. Correlation coefficient lies between 

    a. (-∞ , +∞)
    b. (-1 , +1)
    c. (0, ∞)

    d. (0,1)
    Biostatistics and Epidemiology QUIZ 3

    12. The way in which a disease evolves over time from the earliest stage of its
    prepathogenesis phase to its termination as recovery, disability or death, in the absence
    of treatment or prevention is called

    a. Natural history of disease


    b. Incubation period
    c. Sentinel surveillance

    d. Spectrum of disease

    13. Which one of the following refers to the proportion of infected person who develops
    clinical disease

    a. Infectivity
    b. Pathogenicity
    c. Virulence

    d. Case fatality

    14. Under what circumstances would you use a non- parametric test?

    a. When your data does not meet the assumptions for a parametric test.
    b. In a pilot study
    c. When you do not really understand a parametric test.

    d. When you think your sample size is too big.

    15. The null hypothesis of the sign test is that

    a. The lower half the ranks to have the same standard deviation as the upper half.
    b. Half the ranks to be less than the mean and half greater than the mean
    c. Half the ranks to be less than the median and half greater than the median.reduce

    d. The lower half the ranks to have the same mean as the upper half

    16. A nonparametric version of the parametric analysis of variance test is

    a. Wilcoxon signed rank test


    b. Wilcoxon Mann Whitney
    Biostatistics and Epidemiology QUIZ 3

    c. Sign test

    d. Kruskal-Wallis H test

    17. On which of the following does the critical value for a chi-square statistic rely?

    a. The degrees of freedom


    b. The number of variables
    c. The row totals

    d. The sum of the frequencies

    18. The termination of all transmission of infection by extermination of the infectious agent is
    called

    a. Disease limitation
    b. Disease elimination
    c. Disease eradication

    d. Disease control

    19. The binomial distribution depends on which of the following?

    a. Mean and standard deviation


    b. Standard deviation and number of successes
    c. Sample size and probability of success

    d. Mean and probability of success

    20. To test the association between risk factor and rare disease, which of the following is the
    appropriate study design

    a. Case-control study
    b. Cross sectional study
    c. Cohort study

    d. Ecological study

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