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HPEX 358 Exam 1, Lecture Notes Questions With CompleteSolutions
"Crude" Correct Answer rate/risk is based on raw data
Adjusted Rates Correct Answer a single number for each
population group that adjusts for differences; hypothetical rate
that would have occurred in sample population had they had the
same distribution of the standard population
Attack "Rate" Correct Answer proportion of individuals
exposed to an infectious agent who become infected over a
certain time period
Attribute Correct Answer a descriptor of subject; sub-category
of variable
Bar Graph Correct Answer categorical data organization
method with attributes on the X axis, frequency on the Y axis;
bars represent frequency in a specific category
Basic Health Correct Answer studies cells, tissues, and animals
in laboratory setting to understand disease mechanisms and the
effects of substances
Best Linear Estimate Correct Answer estimated underlying
linear trend between two variables
Birth Statistics Correct Answer include live births and fetal
deaths; used to calculate birth rates and helpful in understanding
birth defects, length of gestation, birth weight, and demographic
, background of the mother; affect by mother's failure to recall
events during pregnancy and may miss conditions that were not
detected at birth
Case Fatality Rate (CFR) Correct Answer number of deaths
due to a disease that occur among persons who are afflicted with
that disease; generally used when death occurs only during a
fixed period of time, as with acute infections
Cases of Disease Correct Answer numerator of all measures of
frequency
Cause-Specific Death Rate Correct Answer measure that refers
to mortality due to a specific cause divided by the population
size at the midpoint of a time period times a multiplier
Central Tendency Correct Answer center of a frequency
distribution; single score that best represents all scores (ex.
mean, median, mode)
Clinical Science Correct Answer work with sick patients in
health care facilities to improve diagnosis and treatment of
disease
Cluster Sampling Correct Answer population is divided on
some "naturally" occurring characteristics
Communicable and Infectious Diseases Correct Answer
healthcare providers and related workers send reports of diseases
to local health departments
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