BMS1042 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Thalidomide, Central Limit Theorem, Statistic
15 Aug 2018
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Lecture 7 | choosing the right study design. Identify, describe and differentiate between descriptive and analytical study design. Identify, describe and differentiate between descriptive and analytical study designs. Identify, describe and differentiate between case-study, ecological, cross-sectional, case- control, cohort studies and rcts. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of different study designs. Apply knowledge of study designs to create research methodologies. Have a control/comparison group: descriptive studies. Sedative and anti-hypnotic side effect: relief from morning sickness. Detailed report by one or more health professionals on the profile of single patient. Adverse events are reported as case reports (esp. rare events) Case series: a report on a series of patients with an outcome of interest. Units of analysis are populations or groups of people (rather than individuals) May confused characteristics of group for characteristics of individuals. Investigator assembles groups of individuals to determine whether or not: Exposed or not exposed to factor of interest.
