Study Design

Below are characteristics of scientific method EXCEPT

• Empirical & systematic observation

• Replicable

• Based on intuition or personal beliefs

• Objective approach

Translating research topic into research question is part of the initial step in generating research idea

• TRUE

• FALSE

Below is part of data analysis proses EXCEPT

• Data Preparation/Screening

• Data Cleaning

• Interpreting Results

• Manuscript Writing

Qualitative study

• is all about numbers and statistics

• study population is usually much bigger than a quantitative study

• is exploratory in nature

• based on precise and structured & validated data collection instruments

In Hierarchy of Scientific Evidence, the highest in the hierarchy is...

• systematic review meta-analysis (SRMA)

• randomised control trial

• case control study

• cohort study

Below is NOT one of the observational studies...

• Cross

  Sectional

• Case Report

• Randomized control trial

• Case control

Randomization is a key feature of an interventional study

• FALSE

• TRUE

Double -blinding in an interventional RCT involves the blinding of

• Participant AND researcher

• Participant only

• Analyst only

• Researcher

NIH-Framingham Heart Study which was started in 1948 is a very famous example of

• case control

• cohort study

• cross-sectional study

Study start at outcome with 2 groups of disease and non-disease is ...

• cross-sectional

• case series

• cohort

• case control