Vocabulary words part 2

The ability of a test to avoid false negatives; its ability to identify a disease who have it.

A generic term used to describe a program or policy designed to have an impact on health.

A mistaken identification of persons as healthy when they have the disease or condition.

A brief summary of how the results of an experiment support or contradict a hypothesis.

A calculation of what may be expected, based on what had happened in the past.

The usual prevalence of a disease within a given geographic area.

statement that describes the long term desired change from the efforts of organization.

A comparison of two morbidity or mortality rates using a calculation of the ratio.

academic or other investigative studies undertaken in a natural setting

A specific technique or approach used to get the desired outcome.

A process for making decisions about a program, practice, or policy that is based on research.

The probability that an observed result could have occurred be chance.

division of a sample into two or more comparable groups at random

An economic analysis in which all costs and benefits are converted into monetary values.

public or private, nonprofit organization of demonstrated effectiveness

the incidence of deaths per unit of time, most often per year, in a population

A study of a group or cohort followed over time to see how some disease or diseases develop.

The ongoing collection, analysis and interpretation of health data for planning implementation.

the degree to which a measure yields consistent results.

a research condition in which no one knows the identities of research participants.