Question 14(5 points)

Which question does the researcher respond to when considering a do-nothing alternative?

Question 14 options:

"Were costs and outputs measured accurately?"

"Was a complete description of the alternative courses of action provided?"

"Was a sensitivity analysis performed?"

"Were all important costs and outputs for each course of action identified?"

Question 15(5 points)

Sam wants to compare a health promotion program for youths with a chronic care intervention with the elderly on a variety of output dimensions. She could perform a cost-_______ analysis on multiple effects to determine a decision rule where an alternative is superior on all or a majority of dimensions or base a primary effect to study the comparison.

Question 15 options:

effectiveness

utility

benefit

minimization

Question 16(5 points)

What's the purpose of an economic evaluation?

Question 16 options:

To provide medical assistance to certain low-income people

To increase all inputs, including capital stock and specialized labor

To create the conditions for further production

To compare alternative courses of action that are solutions to the same problem

Question 17(5 points)

The discount rate is equal to the social rate of _______, which denotes that people prefer their benefits now rather than in the future.

Question 17 options:

resource allocation

time preference

opportunity cost

horizontal equity

Question 18(5 points)

What are the two general viewpoints of an economic evaluation?

Question 18 options:

Program agency and government

Private and societal

Government and private

Society and program agency

Question 19(5 points)

Which of the following questions should be asked to confirm a good empirical research study?

Question 19 options:

Were inputs measured accurately?

Were costs and outputs adjusted for differential productivity?

Was an empirical analysis performed?

Was there evidence of program effectiveness?

Question 20(5 points)

Which of the following is a data issue that should be addressed when conducting a cost-effectiveness analysis?

Question 20 options:

A comparison of the results to an already existing standard

A nonrandom allocation of patients to groups

The problem of using existing literature and tainting the outcome of the analysis

The use of the analysis of the clinical trial to cause deviation of normal working practices