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

Question 10 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

Question 11(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 11 options:

effectiveness

utility

benefit

minimization

Question 12(5 points)

In which type of evaluation are outputs of the courses of action are identical (or at least assumed to be so), and costs only are considered?

Question 12 options:

Cost-minimization analysis

Cost-effectiveness analysis

Cost-utility analysis

Cost-benefit analysis

Question 13(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 13 options:

resource allocation

time preference

opportunity cost

horizontal equity