Finall Exam:l NRl 503/l NR503l (Latestl
2026/l 2027l Update)l Populationl Health,l Epidemiology,l &l Statisticall Principlesl Review|l Q/Al |l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Answers)l -Chamberlain
Q:l Anl epidemiologicl surveyl ofl roller-skatingl injuriesl inl Metroville,l al cityl withl al populationl ofl 100,000l (duringl thel midpointl ofl thel year),l producedl thel followingl datal
forl al particularl year:
-totall #l ofl deathsl froml roller-skatingl 90 -totall #ofl deathsl froml alll causesl 900
Thel proportionall mortalityl ratiol (%)l duel tol roller-skatingl was:
Answer:
90/900l xl 100l
Q:l Successfull treatmentl programsl thatl wouldl shortenl thel durationl ofl al diseasel
primarilyl affect:
Answer:
thel prevalencel ofl disease
Q:l Whichl ofl Mill'sl fourl canonsl suggestsl thatl therel isl anl associationl betweenl frequencyl ofl diseasel andl thel potencyl ofl al causativel factor?
Answer:
Concomitantl variation
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Q:l Truel orl False?l Healthl phenomenal mayl showl cyclicl variationsl inl al person'sl responsel tol temporaryl stressors.
Answer:
True
Q:l Truel orl False?l WHOl isl al majorl sourcel ofl informationl aboutl worldwidel internationall variationsl inl ratesl ofl disease.
Answer:
True
Q:l Truel orl False?l Thel threel categoriesl ofl descriptivel epidemiologicl variablesl arel person,l place,l andl time.
Answer:
True
Q:l Cyclicl variationsl inl thel occurrencel ofl diseasel mayl reflect
Answer:
Changesl inl exposurel tol infectiousl agents Changesl inl thel risk-takingl behaviorl ofl persons Seasonall variations
Q:l Al nulll hypothesisl isl mostl similarl tol whichl ofl thel following?
Answer:
Negativel Declaration
Q:l Descriptivel epidemiologyl characterizesl thel amountl andl distributionl ofl diseasel withinl al populationl andl enablesl thel researcherl to: 2 / 4
Answer:
Generatel testablel hypothesesl regardingl etiologyl andl evaluatel trendsl inl healthl andl diseasel withinl al population B&Cl only-l pgl 159
Q:l Whichl ofl thel followingl reasonsl mightl accountl forl placel variationl inl disease?
Answer:
a.l Concentrationl ofl raciall orl ethnicl groupsl withinl anl area b.l Geneticl andl environmentl interactions c.l Influencel ofl climate d.l Presencel ofl environmentall carcinogens
Q:l Truel orl False?l Nativityl refersl tol placel ofl originl ofl anl individual.
Answer:
True
Q:l Whichl ofl thel followingl statementsl mostl accuratelyl expressesl thel breederl hypothesisl forl schizophrenia?
Answer:
Thel conditionsl ofl lifel inl lower-classl societyl favorl itsl development.
Q:l Truel orl False?l Thel humanl biologicall clockl phenomenonl isl linkedl tol placel variationl inl diseases.
Answer:
False
Q:l Truel orl False?l Developmentall problemsl suchl asl congenitall birthl defectsl occurl primarilyl latel inl life. 3 / 4
Answer:
False
Q:l Truel orl False?l Onel ofl threel mainl purposesl ofl descriptivel epidemiologyl isl tol aidl inl thel creationl ofl hypotheses.
Answer:
True
Q:l Informationl aboutl thel causel ofl deathl listedl onl al deathl certificatel mayl bel
unreliablel because:
Answer:
a.l thel causel ofl deathl mayl bel unclear b.l certainl diseasesl carryl al stigma c.l diagnosticl criterial mayl lackl standardization d.l assignmentl ofl thel causel ofl deathl mayl bel arbitrary
Q:l Truel orl False?l Thel Freedoml ofl Informationl Actl exemptsl (doesl notl allow)l thel releasel ofl personall medicall data.
Answer:
True
Q:l Clinicall datal sourcesl include:
Answer:
-hospitall data -diseasesl treatedl inl speciall clinics -datal froml physicians'l records
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