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Assignment submittable Instructions:
No plagiarism or direct quotes. This assignment is 250 minimum words not including the APA references or in text citations or re-writing the assignment question in the answer. Please answer each question in full detail and examples if possible.Thanks! Cohort Study Design:
Question 1: In your opinion, what makes cohort studies one-if not the only one-of the most powerful study designs used in epidemiology?
a) In other words, what characteristics of cohort studies make them so important in the field of epidemiology?
Question 2: What makes a cohort study retrospective or prospective? Have you heard of the ambispective cohort study? please research the term to discuss it here and include citations.
Question 3: What is essentially the main use of the cohort study design?
a) What is its major purpose?
Case-Control Study Design:
Question 1: What are the major differences between the cohort study design and the case-control study design?
Question 2: When do we use the case-control study design?
Question 3: What makes the case-control study design so popular?
Summary:
Question 1: Write a brief summary of what you have learned about these two study designs and how you would use these study designs in the future in your public health career.