cross sectional research

Question 1

cross sectional study

Answer 1

a type of observational study, or descriptive research, that involves analyzing information about a population at a specific point in time

Question 2

what are the uses of CSR?

Answer 2

• measures the prevalence of an outcome of interest in a defined population
• provides a snapshot of the characteristics of the population at a single point in time
• can be used to determine relationships among variables, and generate hypotheses about causal connections between factors to be explored in experimental designs