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What is continuous data?

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numerical data in which the magnitude from one value to the next is equal (HR, age, height, degrees C and F)

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What is discrete/categorical data?

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  1. Nominal- arbitrary order (gender, mortality, ethnicity, marital status)
  2. Ordinal- logical order but magnitude from one value to the next is not equal (1-10 pain scale, NYHA functional class
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What are measures of central tendency?

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a typical value that describes all the possible values and likelihoods that a random variable can take in a given range:
1. mean
2. median
3. mode

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What is mean and when is it preferred?

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  1. average value
    2.continuous data that is normally distributed
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What is median and when is it preferred?

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  1. middle value
  2. ordinal or continuous data that is skewed
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What is mode and when is it preferred?

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  1. most frequent value
  2. nominal data
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How is the variability of data (spread) described?

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  1. range
  2. standard deviation
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What is the range?

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difference between the highest and lowest values

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What is standard deviation?

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indicates how spread out the data is and to what degree the data is dispersed away from the mean (highly dispersed data have a larger SD)

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What are the characteristics of Gaussian (normal) distribution?

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  1. large sets of continuous data
  2. normal/symmetrical bell-shaped curve
  3. mean, median, and mode are the same value at the center point of the curve
  4. 68% of data fall within 1 SD of the mean; 95% of data fall within 2 SD of the mean
  5. half of the values are on the right and the other half on the left with a small number of data in the tails
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What are the characteristics of a skewed distribution?

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  1. not symmetrical
  2. data is skewed toward outliers (extreme high value is skewed right and extreme lows are skewed left)
  3. 68% of values do not fall within 1 SD of the mean, median, and mode
  4. mean, median and mode are not the same value
  5. usually occurs when the number of values (sample size) is small and/or there are outliers
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What are the characteristics of outliers?

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  1. in a small population outliers have a large effect on the mean
  2. median is a better measure of central tendency
  3. distortion from outlier is decreased by increasing the population
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What is a variable?

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any data point that can be measured or counted

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What is an independent variable?

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variable that is changed (manipulated) by the researcher to determine its effect on the dependent variable (the outcome)

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What are examples of dependent variables?

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  1. A1c
  2. cholesterol values
  3. mortality
    the outcome of an independent variable
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What are examples of independent variables?

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  1. drug/dose regimen
  2. patients included (age,gender, comorbid conditions)
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What is a null hypothesis?

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Ho: hypothesis that the researcher is trying to disprove or reject (drug X does not treat HF better than drug y); not statistically significant difference

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What is an alternative hypothesis?

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Ha: hypothesis researcher is trying to prove or accept ( drug x treats HF better than drug y); statistically significant

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What is the alpha level?

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standard for maximum permissible error margin and threshold for rejecting the null hypothesis; usually 0.05 (5%)

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What is a p-value?

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calculated based on statistical test data and compared to alpha; when the p-value is < 0.05 the results are statistically significant and the null hypothesis is rejected

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What is a confidence interval?

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  1. includes data on statistical significance and precision of results
  2. CI= 1- alpha
  3. when alpha is 0.05 the study reports a 95% confidence interval
  4. when alpha is 0.01 the study reports a 99% CI
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What type of confidence interval has high precision?

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narrow CI;
ARR 0.12 (0.95 CI 0.06-0.15, 6%-15%) we are 95% confident that the true value of the ARR for the general population lies somewhere within the range of 6-15%

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What type of confidence interval has poor precision?

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Wide CI;
ARR 0.12 (0.95 CI 0.06-0.35, 6%-35%) we are 95% confident that the true value of the ARR for the general population lies somewhere within the range of 6-35%

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What is a type 1 error?

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False positive: null hypothesis (no change in drug x and drug y) was rejected in error and alternative (drug x is better that drug y) was accepted incorrectly;
95% CI= 1- alpha (0.05) the probability of making a type 1 error is <5% and we are 95% confident that the result is correct and not due to chance

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What is a type II error?
Probability of a false negative (Beta): null hypothesis (no change in drug x and drug y) is accepted in error and the alternative hypothesis (drug x is better that drug y) is rejected incorrectly; usually set at 0.1 or 0.2 (the risk of type II error is 10% or 20%); risk of type II error is increased with small sample size
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What is study power?
the probability that a test will reject the null hypothesis correctly (the power to avoid a type II error; Power= 1-Beta if Beta is set at 20% the study has 80% power; as power increases chance of type 2 error decreases
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How is study power determined?
1. number of outcomes collected 2. difference in outcome rates between groups 3. significance (alpha) level
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What is risk?
the probability that an event (how likely it is to occur) when an intervention is given; Risk= # subjects with unfavorable event/ total # of subjects
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What is relative risk?
ratio of risk in the in the exposed group (treatment) divided by risk in the control group; RR= risk in tx group/ risk in control group
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How is RR interpreted?
RR=1 (100%) equal risk between intervention and control groups, intervention had no effect RR<1 (<100%) lower risk (reduced risk) of the outcome in the treatment group, patients treated with metoprolol were 57% as likely to have progression to disease as placebo treated patients RR>1 increased risk of the outcome in the treatment group
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What is relative risk reduction?
indicates how much the risk is reduced in the treatment group compared to the control group, calculated after RR; RRR= (% risk in control group-% risk)/ % risk in the control) or 1-RR; (RR+RRR=100%) 1-0.57= 0.43 metoprolol patients were 43% less likely to have HF progression than placebo patients
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What is absolute risk reduction?
includes the reduction in risk and the incidence rate, most useful for clinicians ARR= (% risk in control group)-(% risk in treatment group)
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How is absolute risk reduction interpreted when ARR=12%?
1. 12 out of 100 patients benefit from the treatment 2. for every 100 patients treated with metoprolol 12 fewer patients will have HF progression
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What test is used for normally distributed continuous data from a single sample group compared with the general population?
one sample T-test
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What test is used for normally distributed continuous data from a single sample group compared with before and after measurements (serves as its own control)?
Paired t-test (dependent)
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What test is used for normally distributed continuous data from 2 independent groups (treatment and control)?
Unpaired t-test (independent)
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What test is used for normally distributed continuous data from ≥3 groups?
ANOVA (F test)
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What test is used for skewed continuous data from a single sample group?
Sign test
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What test is used for skewed continuous data from a single sample group with before and after measurements (own control)?
Wilcoxon Signed Rank test
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What test is used for skewed continuous data from 2 sample groups (treatment and control)?
Mann-Whitney test (Wilcoxon Rank-Sum)
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What test is used for skewed continuous data from ≥3 sample groups?
Kruskal-Wallis test
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What test is used for nominal/ordinal data from a single sample group?
Chi-squared test
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What test is used for nominal/ordinal data from a single sample group with before and after measurements (own control)?
Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test
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What test is used for nominal/ordinal data from 2 groups (treatment and control)?
Chi-squared test or Fisher's exact (Mann-Whitney preferred for ordinal data)
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What test is used for nominal/ordinal data from ≥3 groups?
Kruskal Wallis test
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What is correlation?
used to determine if a variable (days hospitalized) changes or is related to another variable (incidence of nosocomial infection); DOES NOT prove causal relationship 1. when independent variable (days hospitalized) causes the dependent variable to increase= positive correlation 2. when independent variable (days hospitalized) causes the dependent variable to decrease= negative correlation
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What is regression?
used to describe the relationship between dependent and 1 or more independent variables or need to control for confounding factors
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What is a case-control study?
Retrospectively compares patients with a disease (cases) to those without a disease (control) the outcome is already known
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What is a cohort study?
Prosective or retrospective comparison of outcomes of a group of patients exposed and not exposed to a treatment to see if they develop an outcome
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What is a cross-sectional study?
estimates the relationship between variables and outcomes at one particular time in a defined population
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Which type of study may be influenced by confounders?
cohort study
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What is a meta-analysis?
Combines results from several studies to develop a conclusion with higher statistical power
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What is a systematic review?
Summary of clinical liturature focusing on a specific topic/question
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What is a factorial design?
randomizes more than 2 groups
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What is pharmacoeconomics?
identifies/measures/compares costs (direct/indirect/intageble) and consequences (clinical/ecomonic/humanistic) of pharmaceutical products/services
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What is an incremental cost-effectivness ratio?
represents the change in costs and outcomes when 2 different treatments are compared
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What is a cost minimization analysis?
used when 2 or more interventions have demonstrated equivalence in outcomes and costs of each intervention are compared
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What is a cost benefit anaylsis?
Compares benefits and costs of an intervention in monetary units
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What is a cost effectivness analysis?
compare clinical effects of 2+ interventions to the respective costs
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What is a cost utility analysis?
included quality of life component of morbidity assessments (quality-adjusted life years or disability adjusted life years)

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