If a researcher wants to study the association between smoking and lung cancer using a 2×2 table, which coefficient can be used? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

If a researcher wants to study the association between smoking and lung cancer using a 2×2 table, which coefficient can be used?
A. Coefficient of variation
B. Yule's Q
C. Time reversal test
D. Fisher's ideal index
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Yule's Q measures association between two attributes.

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Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) measures the number of deaths of infants under the age of:
A. 1 month per 1,000 live births
B. 1 year per 1,000 total population
C. 5 years per 1,000 live births
D. 1 year per 1,000 live births

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
IMR is defined as the number of deaths of children less than 1 year old per 1,000 live births in a given year.

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Question #2
Fisher's ideal index for quantity is the geometric mean of:
A. Simple and weighted indices
B. Laspeyres and Paasche price indices
C. Fixed base and chain base indices
D. Laspeyres and Paasche quantity indices

Correct Answer: Option D


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Perinatal mortality rate includes deaths from:
A. Birth to 1 year
B. 28 weeks gestation to 7 days after birth
C. 0-5 years
D. 1 month to 1 year

Correct Answer: Option B


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