Practice Questions

146. What technical term describes the average of a set of numbers?

A. Median.
B. Mode.
C. Mean.
D. Range.
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145. A critical situational research paper makes strong claims about a drug’s effectiveness based on subgroup analyses not specified in the original protocol. What is the urgency for a biostatistician to advise caution?

A. To immediately accept the subgroup findings.
B. To urgently caution that post-hoc subgroup analyses can lead to spurious findings due to multiple comparisons, requiring independent validation.
C. To disregard the main study results.
D. To encourage more such analyses.
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142. The “p” in p-value stands for:

A. Population.
B. Parameter.
C. Probability.
D. Power.
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140. A medicinal study reports a confidence interval for the relative risk as (0.9,1.2). What critical conclusion can be drawn?

A. The drug definitely increases the risk.
B. The drug definitely decreases the risk.
C. The confidence interval includes 1.0, meaning there is no statistically significant difference in risk.
D. The drug is highly effective.
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138. The technical concept of statistical inference involves using a sample to generalize about a:

A. Variable.
B. Statistic.
C. Parameter.
D. Hypothesis.
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137. A critical situational research project involves collecting patient data, including sensitive health information. What urgency is involved in ensuring ethical biostatistical practice?

A. To share data with anyone who asks.
B. To urgently implement robust data anonymization, security protocols, and obtain appropriate ethical approvals to protect patient privacy and confidentiality.
C. To collect as much data as possible without consent.
D. To only focus on statistical analysis.
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