NCRA CTR PRACTICE TEST
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The null hypothesis states that the observed difference is simply the result of random variation in data. -
✔✔True, The null hypothesis states that the observed difference is simply the result of random
variation in data.
Mortality rate is the number of deaths in a population over a period of time. - ✔✔True, Mortality rate
is the number of deaths in a population over a period of time
Sensitivity is best defined as: - ✔✔The ability of a test to give a positive finding when the person
tested truly has the condition.
A study that begins collecting cases at a given starting point and stops collecting cases at a specific point
in the future is called: - ✔✔Prospective
Age, sex and race are examples of what kind of population characteristic? - ✔✔Demographic
A method of calculating survival is: - ✔✔direct method
The way values for a variable are distributed is called the: - ✔✔Frequency distribution.
A cross sectional study: - ✔✔Determines prevalence.
Population based central cancer registry data........ - ✔✔Contains all cases in a defined
geographic region.
, Probability is the expected frequency with which an event will occur. - ✔✔True, Probability is the
expected frequency with which an event will occur.
The study of the distribution and determinants of disease in the human population is called: -
✔✔Epidemiology
Population-based registries receive cancer data from: - ✔✔Hospitals and independent pathology labs
The square root of the variance of data is called: - ✔✔The standard deviation
Specificity is best defined as: - ✔✔The ability of a test to give a negative finding when the person
tested does not have the condition
The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program registries cover approximately
what percentage of the United States population? - ✔✔28%
Which organization publishes the Solid Tumor Rules and the Hematopoietic & Lymphoid Neoplasms
Database and Manual? - ✔✔SEER
Which publication is used for prognostic staging of cancers? - ✔✔AJCC
The geographic area from which the population source of the central registry is drawn is known as a: -
✔✔Catchment area.
Which organization is responsible for publishing disease codes? - ✔✔WHO
The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program registries cover approximately
what percentage of the United States population? - ✔✔28%
NAACCR Guidelines state that staffing needs for state/central registries should be: - ✔✔Based on
the estimated annual caseload of the registry.
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