epidemiology and statistics
Maami
Exercise 5.3: Journal Article Analysis – 65 Points
Directions: Read the article. Then, respond to each question in one or two sentences (5 points each - 0 if skipped, 3 if reasonable attempt but inaccurate or missed the point of the question; 4 if basically correct but with something erroneous, 5 if fully correct)
Question & Answer
Points
1. What public health problem is the study described in this article attempting to address?
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2. What is the research hypothesis that this study aims to test?
/5
3. What type of epidemiologic study is this?
/5
4. What is the independent variable in this study?
/5
5. What is the (primary) dependent variable in this study?
/5
6. How were cases of brain cancer ascertained in this study?
/5
7. What broader population do you believe the sample of cases represents? (this will determine the population to which the results of the study can ultimately be generalized)
/5
8. What exclusion criteria were used?
/5
9. What kind of comparison group was used in this study? How were they selected? Of what broader population is this group intended to be representative?
/5
10. What measure of association was calculated in this study? What statistical test was used to test its significance?
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11. What did the study find?
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12. What practical application do the results of this study have for clinical care of patients?
/5
13. What practical application do the results of this study have for public health policy in Canadian provinces?
/5
Total
/65
7 years ago
5
