What Is Studied in the Field of Epidemiology

question 15

Multiple Choice

What is studied in the field of epidemiology?

• A)Pathology of infectious diseases.
• B)Patterns of infectious disease spread.
• C)The causes of infectious diseases.
• D)The study of spread patterns of all diseases.
• E)The causes of all diseases.

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Definitions:

Alternative Hypothesis

The hypothesis that there is a significant difference between groups or conditions, as opposed to the null hypothesis.

Contingency Table

A contingency table is a type of table in a matrix format that displays the frequency distribution of the variables.

Contingency Tables

A type of table in a matrix format that displays the frequency distribution of the variables.

Qualitative Variables

Variables that express categorical, non-numeric information, such as gender, race, or type of living arrangement.