Question

1. True or False A newly developed medical procedure to prevent death in women who give birth and experience eclampsia has a 97.5% success rate of saving the woman’s life. If a doctor uses this medical procedure in 6 women who experience eclampsia and have no other comorbid conditions, the probability that all 6 women will survive is approximately 0.859.

2. A researcher has a hypothesis that a specific drug may have a higher prevalence of side effects among members of the African American population than members of the Caucasian population. Which statistical technique might the researcher want to use when designing a study to test their hypothesis?

Randomization

Crossover matching

Matching

Stratification

3.

The relative risk of developing lung cancer among individuals who smoke is 15.0. Which of the following is the most accurate interpretation of this information?

		Individuals who have lung cancer are 15.0% more likely to smoke than individuals who do not have lung cancer.
		Individuals who have lung cancer are 15.0 times more likely to smoke than individuals who do not have lung cancer.
		Individuals who smoke are 15.0 times more likely to develop lung cancer than individuals who do not smoke.
		Individuals who smoke are 15.0% more likely to develop lung cancer than individuals who do not smoke.

Answer 1