Difference between revisions of "Longitudinal Study"

From Conservapedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(key term, one less wanted term from homosexuality entry)
(I'll just do the merge right now, tis not difficult)
 
(6 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
A '''longitudinal study''' is a study that involves the repeated observation or examination of the same set of subjects over time with respect to one or more study variables, particularly in medical research where the subjects are living beings.
+
#REDIRECT [[Longitudinal study]]
−
 
 
−
A '''longitudinal study''' is often desired because it follows changes in the same people.  In contrast, a cross-sectional study compares results across different people, which can introduce undesired variables to distort the results.
 
−
[[category:medicine]]
 

Latest revision as of 06:32, September 18, 2008

Redirect to:

Retrieved from "https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Longitudinal_Study&oldid=519414"