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EXPERIMENTAL/OBSERVATION
AL STUDY DESIGNS
Many research problems cannot be addressed with experimental
designs.
attention.
time.
Cross sectional studies focus on a point in time; they are also called
prevalence survey.
This study determines the proportion of people who are diseased (this
medical sciences.
Although they may be expensive and laborious to
and the subjects without disease (control), and then find to the
In this study select the children from birth weight categories (Low and
normal), and go back to the records to find the Hb level of their mothers
These studies are less expensive, need short time and sample size.
effect of exposure.
Cohort Study
A Cohort Study follows-up a group from exposure to
outcome.
specific purpose.
time.