Assignment 1: Introduction to

health research
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1) Which of the following statements is FALSE in case of pilot study? 1 point

a) Conducted for testing the adequacy of research instruments

b) Conducted to establish whether the sampling frame and techniques are effective

c) Successful completion mandatory to get ethics committee approval 

d) Conducted in small scale 

2) Which of the following is not a type of epidemiological study design?  1 point

a) Ecological study

b) Observational study

c) Retrospective study 

d) Pilot study

3) Complete the statement. Any systematic error in the design, conduct or analysis of a 1 point
study that results in an erroneous estimate of an exposure’s effect on the risk of disease is called
________

a) Confounding

b) Bias

c) Interaction

d) Stratification

4) Which of the following does not constitute a part of ethics review of a project? 1 point

a) Informed consent document and procedure

b) Competence of researchers and institute conducting research 

c) Sharing and protection of intellectual property

d) Care and support of participants during and after completion of research 

5) Complete the statement. Issues regarding shipment of samples and transfer of data 1 point
outside the country are examined by ________________

a) Regulatory review

b) Ethics review

c) Scientific review

d) Sociological review 

6) Identify the CORRECT statement about implementation of a research 1 point

a) Research findings must be approved by the funder

b) Research findings must be totally free of errors

c) Adequate sample size is a prerequisite

d) Pilot study can be done during data analysis stage 

7) Which of the following studies use only the information that has been recorded in the 1 point
past?

a) Retrospective

b) Prospective

c) Randomised clinical trial

d) Ambispective

8) Complete the statement. Random error is also known as __________ 1 point

a) Bias

b) Chance

c) Instrumental error

d) Systematic error

9) Which of the following methods can be used to minimize the measurement errors? 1 point

a) Increase the sample size

b) Increase the precision

c) Calibrate the instruments

d) Stratified analysis

10) State whether TRUE or FALSE. Systematic error stems from unknown sources of 1 point
variation that can distort the findings in either direction.

a) True

b) False

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