10 Questions
Which method involves comparing the occurrence of a disease under two different circumstances?
Method of difference
What is an example of the method of agreement?
The occurrence of hepatitis A associated with patient contact, crowding, and poor sanitation
Which method involves observing a dose-response relationship?
Method of associated variation
What is an example of the method of associated variation?
The increasing prevalence of elephantiasis in areas of increasing filarial endemicity
Which method involves drawing an analogy between two diseases or conditions?
Method of analogy
What is an example of the method of analogy?
The similarity between hepatitis B virus infection and liver cancer
Which step precedes the construction of a research proposal?
Background and preparatory reading
Which method involves identifying a factor present in one circumstance but not the other, where the disease frequency differs?
Method of difference
What is the purpose of the methods mentioned in the text?
To establish causation between a factor and a disease
Which method involves identifying a common factor present in different circumstances associated with a disease?
Method of agreement
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