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Assignments PHM2612
Skills Self-Assessment Quiz

You will only have one attempt to complete the quiz; however, there is no time limit. Note that
this is NOT the document that you will submit for a grade. You may use this document to
answer the questions prior to submitting your answers on Canvas.

1. The instructions “round to” and “round up” are equivalent.

a. True
b. False

2. “One decimal place” is the same as “the nearest tenth.”

a. True
b. False

3. If instructed to round to “the nearest hundredth,” how many decimal places are you
asked to round to?
a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four

4. Which of the following statement(s) is (are) true regarding 3.264?

a. 3.264 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 3.26.
b. The place to the left of the thousandths has the digit 6.
c. All of the above
d. None of the above

5. If instructed to keep 5 decimal places for intermediate steps for the following
calculation and to round the final answer to two decimal places, what is the correct
answer?

( 73 )−( 16 )=¿
( 49 )
a. 4.80
b. 4.87
c. 4.88
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d. 4.89

6. Round 96.3516 to 1 decimal place.

Answer = 96.4

7. Round 96.3516 to two decimal places.

Answer = 96.35

8. Round 96.3516 to the nearest hundredth.

Answer = 96.35

9. Round 96.3516 to the nearest whole number.

Answer = 96

10. Round 96.3516 up to a whole number.

Answer = 87

11. Convert 13.09% to a decimal.

Answer = .1309

12. Convert 0.057 to a percent.

Answer = 5.7%

13. If asked to round final answers to the nearest hundredth and report them as a
percentage, then 0.61527 = 62%.
a. True
b. False

14. When instructed to summarize a reading, directly copying and pasting text from the
slides, textbook, articles, or other written materials are considered plagiarism.
a. True
b. False

15. Way(s) to avoid plagiarism: (check all that apply)

a. Simply use quotation marks around the text.
b. Include a bibliography at the end of the paper suffices.
c. Common knowledge and facts must be documented at all times.
d. Cite the sources used throughout the paper and include a works-cited list.
e. Read UTH School of Public Health Student Guide on Plagiarism.

16. The outcome of a study refers to:

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a. The study results.

b. The disease of interest.
c. The risk factor of interest.
d. None of the above.

17. In epidemiology, the term “case” refers to:

a. A report regarding a single individual and his/her symptoms of disease.
b. A situation that is atypical.
c. An individual with the disease of interest.
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

18. Likelihood, probability, odds, risk, and chance can be used interchangeably.
a. True
b. False