General Study Design

Question 1

Ongoing systematic collection, recording, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of data
reflecting the current health status of a community or population

Answer 1

Surveillance

Question 2

Recognizing a new or increased pattern of morbidity or mortality

Answer 2

Clinical observations

Question 3

What is the common sequence used in epidemiologic studies?

Answer 3

Surveillance, Clinical observations, Descriptive studies, and Analytic studies

Question 4

Describes new pattern and generates hypotheses about exposures and outcomes

Answer 4

Descriptive studies

Question 5

Tests specific hypotheses with the goal of identifying causal links

Answer 5

Analytic studies

Question 6

Describe disease / outcome distribution by person, place, and time for the primary purpose of generating hypotheses about exposure – disease associations for further study.

Answer 6

Descriptive Studies

Question 7

Test hypotheses that a specific intervention is associated with a specific outcome.

Answer 7

Experimental Analytic Studies

Question 8

Test hypotheses that a specific exposure is associated with a specific outcome

Answer 8

Observational Analytic Studies