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1
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What is it called when intact groups are separated into subgroups based on prognostic factors?

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Stratification

2
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Stratification looks at what?

A

Other subgroups

3
Q

What is concealment of group allocation from 1 or more individuals involved in the study?

A

Blinding

4
Q

What is it called when 2 roles are blinded?

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Double Blind

5
Q

Who is protected from informed consent?

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Prisioners
Orphans
Mentally Ill

6
Q

What is autonomy?

A

Respect for participants

7
Q

What is beneficence?

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“Do not harm” (maximize benefit, minimize harm)

8
Q

What is justice?

A

Equal distribution of costs and benefits to all participants.

9
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What is the order for the hierarchy of research evidence starting with the top?

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  1. Systematic Review/Metanalysis
  2. Randomized Control Trial
  3. Cohort Study
  4. Case-Control Study
  5. Case Series
  6. Case Report
  7. Editorials and Opinions
  8. Animal Research and Lab Studies
10
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What is the agreement between examiners evaluating the same patients that can be represented by the % of agreement of paired ratings?

A

Kappa Statistic

11
Q

The kappa statistic is used with what?

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Dichotomous or Nominal Data (hit or miss)

12
Q

The kappa statistic is a measurement of what?

A

Agreement

13
Q

What is the measure of inter examiner reliability that is for use with continuous variables?

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ICC (Intraclass Correlation Coefficient)

14
Q

The ICC evaluates 2 or more what?

A

Raters

15
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ICC is used for continuous measure of what?

A

Agreement