Epidemiology Study Designs Quiz

What type of study design looks forward to examine future events?

• Case-control study

• Retrospective study

• Prospective study

• Descriptive study

Which type of study is primarily used to describe the occurrence of an outcome?

• Experimental study

• Descriptive study

• Cohort study

• Analytic study

What is the main focus of case-control studies?

• Comparing exposures in disease cases vs. healthy controls

• Observing a population over time

• Surveying a population at a single point in time

• Testing hypotheses experimentally

Which study design is best for studying rare diseases?

• Descriptive study

• Cross-sectional study

• Cohort study

• Case-control study

What type of study design collects data retrospectively?

• Prospective cohort study

• Field trial

• Case-control study

• Randomized control trial

Which of the following is a characteristic of cross-sectional studies?

• They measure incidence of disease

• They assess a population at a single point in time

• They follow subjects over time

• They are always experimental

What is a disadvantage of case series studies?

• They require large sample sizes

• They are expensive and time-consuming

• They cannot assess disease frequency

• They can study cause and effect relationships

Which study design is characterized by the use of individual controls?

• Cohort study

• Case-control study

• Case-crossover study

• Ecological study

What is the primary purpose of ecological studies?

• To establish causality

• To generate hypotheses

• To analyze individual data

• To test specific interventions

Which of the following is a qualitative research technique?

• Statistical analysis

• Randomized trials

• Surveys

• Interviews