NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
SOCIOLOGY
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a Case study
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an Observation study
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a Longitudinal study
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an Experiment
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Detailed explanation-1: -Longitudinal studies and cross-sectional studies are two different types of research design. In a cross-sectional study you collect data from a population at a specific point in time; in a longitudinal study you repeatedly collect data from the same sample over an extended period of time. Longitudinal study.
Detailed explanation-2: -(LON-jih-TOO-dih-nul KOH-hort STUH-dee) A type of research study that follows large groups of people over a long time. The groups are alike in many ways but differ by a certain characteristic (for example, female nurses who smoke and those who do not smoke).
Detailed explanation-3: -Longitudinal data, sometimes referred to as panel data, track the same sample at different points in time. The sample can consist of individuals, households, establishments, and so on. In contrast, repeated cross-sectional data, which also provides long-term data, gives the same survey to different samples over time.