Author Question: You are reviewing a published research study on the effects of an animal visiting a patient and ... (Read 24 times)

beccaep · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

You are reviewing a published research study on the effects of an animal visiting a patient and observing a decrease in blood pressure and pulse after the visit.

Using your knowledge of statistical analysis, what would be an appropriate P value that would ensure that the study results are not due to chance alone?
A) .04
B) .05
C) .06
D) .07

Question 2

You are reviewing a case-control published research article on individuals with COPD and individuals without COPD.

Using your knowledge of research designs, what is an advantage of a case-control study?
A) Allows for the examination of multiple exposures for multiple outcomes
B) Allows for the direct measure of the incidence of a disease
C) Generally quicker and less expensive to conduct than cohort studies
D) Appropriate for studying rare exposures