Applications of several observational study designs

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a) Fill the following table titled 'Applications of Different Observational Study Designs' indicating for every objective under pertinent study design if the objective is 'suitable' or 'not suitable'

Applications of Different Observational Study Designs Objective	Case Control	Cohort
Investigation of rare disease
Investigation of rare exposure
Investigation of long latent periods
Study of multiple exposures and determinants
Measurement of time relationship
Direct measurement of Incidence

b) Fill the following given table titled 'Benefits and de-merits of Different Observational Study Designs' indicating for every event applicable to the pertinent study design if the probability of such an event is 'high' or 'low'. If you believe the probability between the study designs is similar then indicate 'same'

Different Observational Study Designs Event	Case Control	Cohort
Selection bias
Recall bias
Loss to follow-up
Confounding affecting validity
Long time required
High cost

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