Homework 1 Answers

EPI 525

Modified

October 8, 2024

These are the some numeric/short answers to the homework. Often, these answers are insufficient for your own work or solutions. I just wanted to give you a part of the answer to help guide you in the right direction.

1.2 Sinusitis and antibiotics, Part I.

a

78%

b

80%

c

Control

d

1.4 Buteyko method, study components

a

b

600

c

1.8 Smoking habits of UK residents

a

b

1691

c

1.12 Herbal remedies

a

Target population: Healthy young adults

b

No

c

Yes

1.20 City council survey

a

Simple random sampling

b

Stratified sampling

c

Cluster sampling

d

Multistage cluster sampling

e

Convenience sampling

1.31 Income at the coffee shop

a

Median

b

IQR

1.32 Midrange

Not robust