Answer all 20 questions in up to 100 words for each!
1. List 2-3 diseases attributed to bad smells.
2. Scurvy – describe the traditional and alternative explanation/hypothesis discussed in class.
3. Cholera—disease of the lungs or stomach? Why?
4. What is the difference between Study Objectives and Specific Aims? Give an example of the phrasing of a specific aim.
5. Type of study design best suited to determine quickly the role of a specific factor in disease.
6. “Expected Results and Significance”. What does “significant” research mean?
7. Name three criteria of causality. Name the famous scientist who proposed the criteria.
8. Describe a famous case study in medicine.
9. Can case studies prove anything? What are they designed to do?
10. Summarize one cross-sectional study we discussed in class.
11. Summarize one case-control study we discussed in class
12. Summarize one prospective study we discussed in class.
13. Describe key differences between case-control and prospective studies,
14. In an experiment, why is a control group or “sham” intervention essential?
15. Summarize an intervention study we discussed in class.
16. What is the key difference between a randomized controlled trial and a pseudo-experimental study?
17. “From idea to product”. Describe one discussed in class or one of your own choosing.
18. What is a qualitative study versus a quantitative study?
19. When is ethical approval needed for an observational study? And why?
20. What is a focus group and what is its purpose?
