KINESIOL 1C03 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cohort Study, Recall Bias, Breast Cancer

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An analytic approach used to evaluate a research question. How you set-up a study to examine the association between two or more variables. Variables are often physical activity and risk factors. To clearly answer the research question and establish pa as: a determinant as a particular disease, health status, injury, health state, tec: may have a relationship to / is a risk factor for eg inactivity. A consequence of the environment, genetics, personality characteristics, etc. Independent variable: the variable that is thought to be a determinant of a particular outcome: dependent variable: the outcome variable of interest. Two general types of designs: observational designs. Examines the association between the independent and dependent variables as they naturally occur: cross-sectional study. Look at iv and dv at a given point in time; snapshot in time measuring both at the same time and measuring the relationship between the two. Advantages: fast and easy to conduct, hint at possible associations for further inquiry.

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