NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
SOCIOLOGY
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Ethnography
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Longitudinal Study
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Detailed explanation-1: -In a longitudinal study subjects are followed over time with continuous or repeated monitoring of risk factors or health outcomes, or both. Such investigations vary enormously in their size and complexity. At one extreme a large population may be studied over decades.
Detailed explanation-2: -Longitudinal study So, once again, researchers do not interfere with their subjects. However, in a longitudinal study, researchers conduct several observations of the same subjects over a period of time, sometimes lasting many years.
Detailed explanation-3: -A snapshot study is a research study that is carried out in a very short period of time. This is different from a longitudinal (long term) study which may take place over the course of years or decades.