What Condition Can Be Monitored by a Home Screening Test

question 72

Multiple Choice

What condition can be monitored by a home screening test?

• A)pancreatic cancer
• B)cystic fibrosis
• C)HIV
• D)osteoporosis

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Definitions:

Quasi-experimental Designs

Research designs that attempt to establish a cause-and-effect relationship but lack random assignment to groups.

Random Assignment

Random assignment is a method used in experiments to assign participants or subjects to different groups in a way that is completely by chance, ensuring the groups are statistically similar in all respects at the start of the experiment.

Quasi-experimental Design

An empirical study used to estimate the causal impact of an intervention on target population without random assignment. It is a rephrased definition highlighting its purpose for estimating causal relations.

True Experiments

Experimental designs in which the researcher manipulates the independent variable to observe its effect on a dependent variable, with random assignment to control and experimental groups.