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Question 1

What is epidemiology?

Answer 1

It is the study of the distribution and the determinants of disease in a population; comes up with strategies to prevent illness and manage those who already suffer from illness

Question 2

What is qualitative data?

Answer 2

Descriptive data, can be observed but not measured

Question 3

What is quantitative data?

Answer 3

Numerical data, can’t be observed but can me measured

Question 4

What does the numerator represent?

Answer 4

Whatever you’re measuring

Question 5

What does the denominator represent?

Answer 5

The total population from which you are measuring

Question 6

What is incidence rate?

Answer 6

The number of new cases in a population at a given time

Question 7

How do you calculate incidence rate?

Answer 7

(The number of new cases in a period of time and population/ number of people in a population at risk for being a new case (in the same time period ) x 100