MACH 2010 Master Posttest

As mentioned on the Home and Modules List pages you must complete a Master Posttest to successfully complete the course. The Master Posttest consists of 10 questions which represent the content of the seven MACH 2010 modules. The Master Posttest is ungraded and does not contribute to your overall course mark. Please be sure you have read and understand the following instructions before proceeding.

• You must submit the Master Posttest after finishing Module Seven.
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MASTER PRETEST
10 questions / Ungraded

Name:

Question 1.
Which of the following statements concerning lead-based paint is true?
A: The consumption of lead-based paint flakes is the single greatest threat to the health of children between the ages of 1 and 2 years.
B: The risk of lead exposure from lead-based paints is almost entirely confined to young children
C: Due, in part, to policy changes in the past 10 years lead-based paint exposure is no longer considered a public health problem.
D: Decreased funding for lead-based paint removal is partly responsible for recent increases in lead poisoning incidence.
E: The elimination of lead-based paint production within the US has virtually eliminated the risk of lead exposure among children.

Question 2.
What is qualitative data?
A: All numeric data is qualitative
B: Any data which are not continuous in nature are qualitative
C: Any non-numerical information which describes attributes or qualities is qualitative
D: Any data that are collected in a way which ensures valid measurement are qualitative
E: Any data which is not categorical in nature is qualitative

Question 3.
Which of the following is not a variable characteristic looked at in a univariate analysis?
A: Distribution
B: Central Tendency
C: Dispersion
D: Correlation
E: None of these are looked at in univariate analysis

Question 4.

		Breastfeeding
		YES	NO	TOTAL
Mother's Age	< 18 yrs	A	B	A+B
	> 18 yrs	C	D	C+D
	TOTAL	A+C	B+D	A+B+C+D

According to the table below what is the total number of women who breastfed?
Cell A + Cell B
Cell D
Cell A + Cell C
Cell B + Cell D
None of the above

Question 5.

Case ID	Maternal Age	Birthweight Status
1	23	2
2	25	1
3	16	2
4	29	1
5	37	2
6	18	2
7	34	2
8	22	2
9	35	1
10	21	2

[Birthweight Coding: 1=Low Birthweight; 2=Normal Birthweight]

What proportion of infants in this sample were low birthweight?
A: 70%
B: 30%
C: 40%
D: 7
E: 60%

Question 6.
A sensitivity analysis to determine the impact of non-response consists of which of the following:
A: Testing items for language and cultural appropriateness
B: Summarizing the answers given by non-responders
C: Assuming that all non-responders would have responded in one direction or another in order to re-estimate your findings
D: All of the above
E: None of the above

Question 7.
When did many city and local health agencies begin calculating infant and childhood death rates?
A: 1920s
B: 1970s
C: 1870s
D: 1950s

Question 8.
Which of the following variables or combinations of variables are indirectly identifying?
A: Social security number and family name together
B: Date of birth and zip code together
C: Zip code alone
D: Year of graduation alone
E: All of the above are indirectly identifying

Question 9.
An infant mortality reduction program records the number of prenatal visits a woman makes during the course of her pregnancy. Mary Jones had eleven prenatal visits during her pregnancy. Based on this example, which of the following statements is true?
A: "Infant mortality reduction" is the variable of interest
B: "Number of prenatal visits" is the concept of interest
C: "Mary Jones" is the variable of interest
D: "Eleven" is the value of interest
E: None of these statements are true

Question 10.
Which of the following is not a component of a good study question?
A: Specifies statistical procedures to be used
B: Identifies the issue being addressed
C: Indicates the people being included in your study
D: Specifies the time period for the study

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Notes
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