Physician Assistant Academic Ability 4

Question 1

A pie chart shows that 25% of clinic visits are for hypertension, 40% for diabetes, and 35% for other conditions. If there were 200 total visits, how many were for diabetes?

Accepted Answer

80

Answer

40% of 200 = 0.40 × 200 = 80 visits.

Question 2

Which sentence uses the word 'affect' correctly?

Accepted Answer

Stress can affect cardiovascular health significantly.

Answer

'Affect' is a verb meaning to influence; 'effect' is the noun referring to the result.

Question 3

A PA is reviewing a study with a p-value of 0.03. At a significance level of 0.05, the correct conclusion is:

Accepted Answer

The null hypothesis is rejected because p < 0.05

Answer

When the p-value is less than the significance level (0.03 < 0.05), the null hypothesis is rejected.

Question 4

Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of an abstract in a research article?

Accepted Answer

To offer a brief summary of the study's purpose, methods, results, and conclusions

Answer

An abstract concisely summarizes all major sections of the research article to help readers quickly assess relevance.

Question 5

If x² = 49, which of the following gives ALL possible values of x?

Accepted Answer

x = 7 or x = −7

Answer

A square root has both positive and negative solutions: x = ±7.

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Physician Assistant Academic Ability 4