NR 503 /NR503 EXAM | POPULATION
HEALTH, EPIDEMIOLOGY &
STATISTICAL PRINCIPLES EXAM | 100%
CORRECTLY ANSWERED AND GRADED
A+ | 2024/2025 GUIDE
aggregate populations - Correct Answer - a group of persons who
share one or more traits or characteristic without necessarily
having had any direct social connection ex: female doctors
aged adjusted death - Correct Answer - is a death rate that
controls for the effect of differences in population age
distributions. they represent the proportion of the us 2000
population in each age group and sum to 1.0
population age groups - Correct Answer - 3 groups
under 15 years
working groups (15-64)
,elderly population(65 and older)
confidence interval - Correct Answer - a range of values so
defined that there is a specified probability that the value of a
parameter lies within it.
ethinicity - Correct Answer - the fact or state of belonging to a
social group that has a common national or cultural tradition.the
interrelationship between gender, ethnicity and class
gender - Correct Answer - male or female
social preference - Correct Answer - how much others like you
cohort study - Correct Answer - a study design where are or more
samples (called cohort) are followed prospectively and
subsequent status evaluations with respect to a disease or
outcome are conducted to determine which initial participants
exposure characteristic (risk factor) are associated with it.
,cross-sectional study - Correct Answer - to learn about the
characteristic of a population at one point in time like a snapshot.
no comparison group
all members of a small defined group or a sample form a large
group.
produces estimated of the prevalence of the population
characteristics
ex: is measuring the magnitude and pattern of violence among
pregnant women.
cross sectional study estimates - Correct Answer - prevalence of
health conditions or prevalence of a behavior , risk factor or
potential for disease
to learn about characteristic such as knowledge, attitudes and
practices of individuals in a population
to monitor trends over time with serial cross sectional studies
NIH - Correct Answer - abbreviation for National Institutes of
Health; the federal agency that funds and conducts biomedical
research
, risk factors - Correct Answer - characteristics or behaviors that
increase the likelihood of developing a medical disorder or
disease
Distribution Patterns - Correct Answer - how individuals in a
population are spread out
Frequency - Correct Answer - How many wave peaks pass a
certain point per given time
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) - Correct Answer - the primary
purpose is to research assemble and publish a range of statistical
data on labor market, prices and productability
Health and Human Services (HHS) - Correct Answer - The United
States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a
cabinet level executive branch department of the us government
with goals of protecting the health of all american s and providing
human services
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