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What type of study is most used in research and is mostly descriptive?
Cross-sectional
Which type of study is more costly and informative but can be descriptive and explanatory?
Longitudinal
What type of study involves studying different people at different periods of time?
Time series
In which type of study are the same individuals studied at different periods of time?
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What is a drawback of cross-sectional studies?
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Which type of study involves researching a specific group over an extended period of time?
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What is the primary focus of panel studies?
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Which type of study involves examining patterns over time to reveal trends and relationships?
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In which type of study would a medical school likely conduct a study about how a patient responded to cancer treatment?
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What is a key benefit of cohort studies?
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Which type of study allows researchers to identify changes within groups and track behaviors across time?
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What distinguishes case studies from other study types?
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Which type of study might examine stock prices over a period to determine trends?
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What does a cohort study primarily involve?
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Which study design would be ideal for analyzing if eating habits have changed in a population over several years?
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What kind of study focuses on groups of individuals with similar characteristics moving forward through time?
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