Module Four : Pretest

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MODULE FOUR PRETEST
10 questions / 10 points each

Name:

Question 1.
Which of the following is not a dimension of data quality?
A: Accuracy
B: Completeness
C: Assessment of Bias
D: All of the Above are Dimensions of Data Quality
E: None of the Above are Dimensions of Data Quality

Question 2.
Which of the following statements is/are true?
A: Fetal death records are generally more complete than other pregnancy outcome records
B: Fetal death records are generally less complete than other pregnancy outcome records
C: Location of delivery is one of the most commonly missed items on the fetal death certificate
D: None of the above
E: Only answers A and C are true

Question 3.
Which of the following statements best describes the importance of data quality ascertainment in MCH analysis?
A: Standard analytic software will not run on poor quality data
B: Poor quality data can lead to erroneous policy or program recommendations
C: The best time to address data quality is after the data is electronically processed
D: All of the above
E: None of the above

Question 4.
A survey is conducted with parents of school-entry aged children regarding their child's oral health. Parents are asked "Did your child visit the dentist in the past year?". The school district's goal is to have had 90% of entering students see a dentist in the past year. The distribution of responses was:

YES = 72%
NO = 7%
REFUSED = 5%
DIDN'T KNOW = 6%
LEFT QUESTION BLANK = 10%

After conducting a sensitivity analysis, which of the following statements is true:
A. The highest (best care scenario) possible proportion of parents with children having seen a denstist within the last year is 72%
B. The highest possible proportion of parents with children not having seen a dentist within the last year is 21%
C. Based on the sentivity analysis it is not possible that this district has met it's goal for the year
D. It is possible that the district did meet its goal for the year but the data is of too poor quality to accurately assess this possibility
None of the above

Question 5.
Referring to Question 4, what might be the reason that 10% of the parents left the question blank?
A: They didn't understand the question
B: They didn't see the question on the form
C: They really meant "NO" and just didn't check anything
D: All of the Above
E: None of the Above

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.
Women giving birth in New York State are asked to repond to a series of questions (see PDS worksheet Modules 2 and 3) following delivery. Which of the following statements is/are true regarding their willingness to repond to these questions?
A: Women with poor outcomes are more likely to not answer a question
B: More demographic characteristics are related to REFUSING to answer this question than are related to MISSING the question
C: The bias in the response pattern for this question could lead to innacurrate policy recommendations
D: All of the Above
E: None of the Above

Question 8.
Assume a fetal death occurs and the birthweight is not recorded in the hospital. If you are responsible for completing this death certificate the worst (i.e., most inaccurate) way to handle this missing datum is to:
A: Leave the section blank
B: Code the value as "Unknown"
C: Consult a fetal growth chart, estimate what the fetus should have weighed, and enter that value
D: Consult a birth attendant to see if the value was recorded elsewhere
E: All of the above are inaccurate ways of dealing with a missing datum

Question 9.
Which of the following statements concerning the New York State Department of Health website is true?
A: Analysts can obtain tables and charts of vital statistics for cities
B: Analysts can download State Health Department health-related documents
C: Analysts can obtain hospital-specific patient discharge data
D: All of the Above are True
E: None of the Above are True

Question 10.
If you found out that your county had a high rate of missing records for several vital statistic variables, which of the following would most likely explain this.
A: Errors in the forms used in your county
B: Data entry errors
C: Poor data collection practices
D: Computer programming errors

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