MLH16 PreWorkshop Class Quizzes
Student ID (1st Letter Last name/last 4):___________
Below you will find all five preworkshop class quizzes. We hope to have an electronic version in
the near future. If not, please fill out and return to LTC Cole for CEU credit. You can either print
and circle the right answer, or delete the other options leaving the correct version, or bold the
correct answer.
1 - Developing a Research Question & Conducting a Literature Review
1. Sources of knowledge when planning a study include all of the following except:
a. Tradition
b. Trial & Error
c. Logical Reasoning
d. Effects of Terrorism
2. What does PICO stand for?
a. Population, Independent Variable, Control, Outcome
b. Participants, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome
c. Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome
d. Participants, Intervention, Control, Outpatient
3. True or False: A Randomized Controlled Trials design provides the highest strength of evidence.
4. Which of the following is not part of a literature search strategy plan?
a. Inclusion criteria
b. Number of articles you have time to read
c. Potential MeSH terms
d. Databases to search
5. True or False: The results of a literature search may facilitate a revision in your research question?
2 - Reference Management Software
1. Reference Management Software allows the researcher to:
a. Import citations from journal databases directly into text
b. Organize reference materials
c. Build bibliographies
d. Format citations
e. All of the above.
2. True or False: All reference management software involves a fee for service?
MLH16 PreWorkshop Class Quizzes
Student ID (1st Letter Last name/last 4):___________
3. True or False: Many of the online reference management services allow you to share your
references with colleagues?
4. True or False: It is easier in the long run to manually create your reference list compared to taking
the time to use reference management software?
5. True or False: Reference management software can easily change citation formats based upon
publication type?
3 - Study Design Overview
1. The main categories of research are:
a. Experimental, Cohort, and Descriptive
b. Randomized Controlled Trail, Case-Control, and Case Series
c. Experimental, Exploratory, and Descriptive
d. Randomized Controlled Trial, Exploratory, and Qualitative
2. Choose the observational study that involves assessment at the same time as the exposure or
treatment?
a. Cross-over study
b. Cross-sectional
c. Case control
d. Case series
3. The reason we pose a clinical research question is all of the following except:
a. Establish a “cause-effect” relationship
b. Demonstrate associations
c. Examine risk factors or predictors
d. Establish the accuracy of a diagnostic test
e. Because the IRB requires it in the protocol template
4.
Why is a cross-over randomized controlled trial (RCT) considered stronger quality than the standard
RCT design?
a. Each subject serves as their own control
b. Extraneous variables are balanced between the two groups
c. Easier to get participants to return the second time
d. Both A and B
MLH16 PreWorkshop Class Quizzes
Student ID (1st Letter Last name/last 4):___________
5. What are the 3 types of Cohort studies?
a. Birth Cohort, Inception Cohort, and Exposure Cohort
b. Banded Cohort, Independent Cohort, and Exposure Cohort
c. Broad Cohort, Influenced Cohort, and Exploratory Cohort
d. Between Groups Cohort, Incidental Cohort, and Experimental Cohort
4 - Introduction to Statistical Principles (10 questions due to 2-part class)
1. The five classifications of statistical methods include all of the following except:
a. Descriptive
b. Comparative
c. Correlation
d. Absolute
e. Regression
2. The four variables scales of measurement are:
a. Nominal, Overlap, Internal, and Ratio
b. Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, and Ratio
c. Nomad, Ordinal, Interval, and Relationship
d. Nominal, Ordinal, Independent, and Radical
3. The four parametric assumptions include all of the following except:
a. Data are normally distributed
b. Data are interval or ratio scales
c. Data must be comparative
d. Data must have homogeneity of variance
4. True or False: A nominal or ordinal variable can be converted to a continuous variable when
needed?
5. A negative correlation coefficient signifies:
a. One variable increases in value while the other variable decreases
b. One variable decreased in value while the other variable remains constant
c. Both variables increase in value together
d. Both B and C
MLH16 PreWorkshop Class Quizzes
Student ID (1st Letter Last name/last 4):___________
6. What does the “p” in p-value mean?
a. The possibility of getting the right answer
b. The probability of committing a Type II error if you reject the null hypothesis
c. The practicality of translating the information to clinical practice
d. The probability of committing a Type I error if you reject the null hypothesis
7. What does the following hypothesis statement represent: Ha: μ1  μ2 OR H1: μ1- μ2  0?
a. The Alternate Hypothesis
b. The Null Hypothesis
c. The Best Hypothesis
d. The Directional Hypothesis
8. An independent t-test is the appropriate statistical test when comparing the same group of
participants at baseline and again at 3-months?
9. Which option is not true of ANOVA statistics?
a. ANOVA stands for Analysis of Variance
b. The output is a F-statistic
c. The p-value is interpreted in the same manner as a t-test
d. The parametric assumptions do not apply
10. A non-parametric test should be conducted when:
a. The scale of measurement is either interval or ordinal
b. A skewed data distribution is observed
c. Homogeneity of variance is not violated
d. Both A and B.
5 - Research Protocol Development
1. The purpose of a research protocol is to:
a. Provides clarity about the adequacy of the research plan
b. Provides a guide to the research team
c. Identifies the resources and feasibility to conduct the research
d. All of the above
MLH16 PreWorkshop Class Quizzes
Student ID (1st Letter Last name/last 4):___________
2. The components of a protocol include:
a. Research Plan
b. Human Subjects Protection
c. Data Analysis
d. Bibliography
e. All of above
3. What is not an appropriate task to complete prior to creating a protocol?
a. Develop a research question
b. Conduct a literature review
c. Recruit participants to identify your sample size
d. Identify the resources needed
4. What form is used to ensure research participants understand and acknowledge their role in the
research study?
a. HIPAA form
b. Informed Consent Document
c. Screening Checklist
d. Data Collection Form
5. What is not a common pitfall when creating a research protocol?
a. Rushing to develop a research idea
b. Not paying attention to detail
c. Underestimating time requirements for the IRB approval process
d. Complete all ethics training in advance of the protocol submission
e. Forgetting to develop supporting documents (i.e. recruitment brief, informed consent,
surveys)
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