WorksheetsStudy Designs, Methods and Tools
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 3mins
FALSE statement regarding qualitative and quantitative studies.
Quantitative study often used in exploratory research design
The purpose of qualitative study is to discover ideas
A researcher is intimately involved in the qualitative study and the results are subjective
Quantitative study need large samples to allow for generalization
Which of the following is NOT an analytic study design?
Randomized controlled trial
Case series
Ecologic
Cohort
Which of the following is TRUE based on the strength of evidence of a study design?
A case-control study is stronger than a cohort study
An ecologic study is stronger than a cross-sectional study
Case series is weaker than a case report
Meta-analysis is stronger than randomized controlled trials
Which of the following is NOT a prospective study?
Randomized controlled trial
Case-control study
Cohort study
Quasi-experimental study
TRUE statement on the disadvantage of cross-sectional study design.
Expensive
Prone to recall bias
A weak observational design that measures prevalence only
High tendency loss to follow-up
Which of the following is NOT the advantage of a case-control study?
Can determine the temporal sequence of exposure and effect
Relatively less time consuming
Multiple etiologic factors evaluated for a single disease
Efficient for studying rare disease
Which of the following is a non-probability sampling method?
Simple random sampling
Cluster sampling
Convenience sampling
Stratified sampling
The following best describes the validity of an instruments/tools
Precision
Accuracy
Consistency
Repeatability
