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Statistician Practice Test

Check what you know about the statistician job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

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15 multiple-choice questions on statistician knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15Power is:
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Answer: Chance to detect an effect. Concept.

Question 2 of 15A confounder:
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Answer: Distorts results. Bias.

Question 3 of 15Lock the analysis plan:
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Answer: Before seeing results. Integrity.

Question 4 of 15Report:
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Answer: Effect sizes. Practice.

Question 5 of 15Randomization:
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Answer: Assigns by chance. Design.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Chance to detect an effect.”
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Answer: Power. Power: Chance to detect an effect.

Question 7 of 15What does “Bias” mean?
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Answer: Systematic error.. Bias: Systematic error.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Statistics for health.”
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Answer: Biostatistics. Biostatistics: Statistics for health.

Question 9 of 15What does “Survival analysis” mean?
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Answer: Time-to-event analysis.. Survival analysis: Time-to-event analysis.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “How big a difference is.”
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Answer: Effect size. Effect size: How big a difference is.

Question 11 of 15What does “Confounder” mean?
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Answer: Variable that distorts results.. Confounder: Variable that distorts results.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Probability updated with evidence.”
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Answer: Bayesian. Bayesian: Probability updated with evidence.

Question 13 of 15What does “Multiple comparisons” mean?
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Answer: Many tests at once.. Multiple comparisons: Many tests at once.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Number of subjects.”
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Answer: Sample size. Sample size: Number of subjects.

Question 15 of 15What does “SAP” mean?
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Answer: Statistical analysis plan.. SAP: Statistical analysis plan.

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