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sing the table provided below, classify each of the hypothetical
studies (i-vi) according to:
Whether they are a:
Cross-Sectional Study - Analytical
Ecological Study - Analytical
Cross-Sectional Study - Descriptive
Case-Control Study
Retrospective Cohort Study
Prospective Cohort Study
Longitudinal Study - Descriptive
(1 mark each)
Justify why it is a descriptive or an analytical
study and why it is the selected study design. Please use
less than 20 words. For example, you can just say 'Analytical
because…; Case-control study because…etc). (2 marks each)
Name the measure of frequency (point prevalence, period
prevalence, cumulative incidence, incidence rate) or the
measure of association (prevalence (rate) ratio, risk ratio, odds
ratio of exposure, rate ratio) that would be appropriate to use for
the study design (note - some studies may have more than one
possible measure – please list only one – also, do not use relative
risk). (1 mark each)
Studies:
Please present your answers in a table like this. An empty table
can be downloaded here.