Module 8 Quiz - Publication Type And Introduction To Systematic Review And Meta-analysis
Dear all, it's a review of the lecture which you have learnt in module 8. Take it easy and have fun !
- 1.Which one of the following has the highest range of evidence?
- A.
Randomized Clinical Trials
- B.
Narrative Review
- C.
Systematic Review
- D.
Case Reports
- 2.Which one of the following has the lowest range of evidence?
- A.
Quick Scoping Review
- B.
Rapid Evidence Assessment
- C.
Narrative Review
- D.
Systematic Review
- 3.What are great advantages of Systematic reviews?
- A.
Use explicit method
- B.
Answer on a specific question
- C.
Include systematically all the relevant articles in the literature
- D.
All of above
- 4.Statistical method used in the narrative review is meta-analysis
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.The summary statistics (effect size) that are usually used to measure treatment effect include
- A.
Odds ratios (OR)
- B.
Relative risks (RR)
- C.
Risk differences
- D.
Standardized mean differences
- E.
All of above
- 6.The Forest Plot is (which is NOT TRUE)
- A.
The typical graph for displaying the results of a meta-analysis
- B.
Shows information from the individual studies of a meta-analysis
- C.
Allows a visual assessment of the heterogenicity among studies
- D.
Found in all review studies
- 7.The limitations of meta-analysis are
- A.
Potential bias
- B.
Variation in definitions among studies
- C.
The pooled results could change depending on factors
- D.
All of above
- 8.A systematic review can be performed without a meta-analysis and a meta-analysis can be conducted without a systematic review
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.
![This article was - ProProfs]( "This article was")
This article was- A.
A comment
- B.
An editorial
- C.
A letter
- D.
None of them
- 10.
![Is this an editorial? - ProProfs]( "Is this an editorial?")
Is this an editorial?- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Read the full-text of this articlehttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4015364/pdf/1475-2875-13-79.pdf Is it a meta-analysis?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Read the article carefullyhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4246562/pdf/12936_2014_Article_3597.pdfChoose the publication types of it
- A.
Meta-analysis
- B.
Comment
- C.
Systematic review
- D.
Letter
- 13.
![What is the publication type of this article? - ProProfs]( "What is the publication type of this article?")
What is the publication type of this article?- A.
A review
- B.
A case report
- C.
An editorial
- D.
A comment
- 14.
![Which is this published article's type? - ProProfs]( "Which is this published article's type?")
Which is this published article's type?- A.
A conference
- B.
A clinical trial
- C.
A meta-analysis
- D.
A review
- 15.
![What is the publication type of this article? - ProProfs]( "What is the publication type of this article?")
What is the publication type of this article?- A.
A case report
- B.
A conference
- C.
A book
- D.
A comment
- 16.
![The publication type of this article is - ProProfs]( "The publication type of this article is")
The publication type of this article is- A.
A review
- B.
A conference
- C.
A clinical trial
- D.
An editorial
- 17.Narrative reviews are criticized because they are
- A.
Generally biased
- B.
Based on formal methods
- C.
Explicit
- D.
Not selective in citing reports
- 18.Read the article belowhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25853935 Is it a randomized controlled trial?
- A.
True
- B.
False
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