Research Week 1 Review

Which of the following options is NOT part of Evidence Based Decision Making?

• Professional experience and judgment

• Client preferences and values

• Insurance coverage

• Clinical circumstances

A PICO question contains all of the following EXCEPT:

• Population

• Inference

• Comparison

• Outcome

Reliable sources of scientific evidence include:

• Google

• Employers

• Wikipedia

• Peer reviewed journals

The only optional portion of a PICO question is:

• Patient/population

• Intervention

• Comparison

• Outcome

The cause of a condition is called:

• Etiology

• Diagnosis

• Therapy

• Prognosis

What type of clinic question is this: "How long will an implant last in a client with no periodontal disease?"

• Etiology

• Diagnosis

• Therapy

• Prognosis

A hypothesis is a reflective statement of a research question. It represents the researchers prediction or opinion.

• Both statements are true.

• The first statement is true. The second statement is false.

• Both statements are false.

• The frist statement is false. The second statement is true.

"Ultrasonic instrumentation is NOT significantly more effective than hand debridement."

• This is an alternative hypothesis.

• This is a null hypothesis.

• This is a research question.

• None of the above are true.

Which of the following is true about "false positives"?

• It's also known as a Type II error.

• It's also known as a β error.

• It states that the condition does not exist when in fact it does.

• Could be referred to as a false alarm.

The Evidence Based Pyramid is shaped that way because:

• The least clinically relevant are at the bottom.

• As the amount of literature decreases, the relevance increases.

• The most clinically relevant are at the top.

• All of the above are true.