NAPLEX Flashcards: Statistical Tests And Outcomes

What this deck covers

This deck focuses on Statistical Tests And Outcomes, giving you a quick way to review the definitions, rules, and examples that matter most for NAPLEX.

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Work through these flashcards in short sessions. Try to answer each prompt before flipping the card, then revisit any cards you miss until the explanation feels automatic.

Flashcard 1: Which option is the correct interpretation of an odds ratio of $2.0$ for exposure versus no exposure?

Answer: Odds are $2$ times higher with exposure than without. Indicates the odds of the outcome are doubled in the exposed group compared to the unexposed, assuming other factors are equal.

Flashcard 2: Which outcome interpretation is correct when a $95\%$ CI for a mean difference excludes $0$?

Answer: Statistically significant at $\alpha = 0.05$. Implies the true difference is unlikely to be zero, corresponding to rejection of the null at 5% significance.

Flashcard 3: Identify the correct conclusion when $p = 0.03$ and $\alpha = 0.05$ for a two-sided test.

Answer: Reject $H_0$ (statistically significant). Since $p$-value is below $\alpha$, there is evidence to reject the null hypothesis of no difference.

Flashcard 4: Which outcome interpretation is correct when a $95\%$ CI for an odds ratio includes $1$?

Answer: Not statistically significant at $\alpha = 0.05$. Suggests the true odds ratio could be 1, indicating no significant association at the 5% level.

Flashcard 5: Identify the correct conclusion when $p = 0.08$ and $\alpha = 0.05$ for a two-sided test.

Answer: Fail to reject $H_0$ (not statistically significant). With $p$-value exceeding $\alpha$, insufficient evidence exists to reject the null hypothesis.