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beccaep

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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

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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



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heinisk01

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C




beccaep

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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