Cancer is an example of a persisting disorder True False It

Cancer is an example of a persisting disorder.

True

False

It is always far better to have high specificity than high sensitivity.

True

False

Age-adjustment helps us compare incidence or mortality rates over time or from place to place by removing the effect of differences in the age structure of two populations.

True   

False

Which criterion for causal inference is BEST represented by the following scenario?

A matched case-control study found that the estimated risk ratio for endometrial carcinoma associated with the use of conjugated estrogens was 7.6.

Strength

Consistency

Temporality

Solution

Cancer is an example of a persisting disorder.

TRUE

It is always far better to have high specificity than high sensitivity.

FALSE

Age-adjustment helps us compare incidence or mortality rates over time or from place to place by removing the effect of differences in the age structure of two populations.

FALSE

Which criterion for causal inference is BEST represented by the following scenario?

STRENGTH