Study design for public health issue (Epidemeology class)

Part II: Identify an appropriate study design (~2 ½   pages) 

Study Design Selection:

– Complete flow chart template on selected study.

* Identify a beginning point.

* Measure   & classify risk factors.

* Measure   & compare outcomes.

Flow Chart Summary – Include the following (15 points each): 

* Describe the general category (Descriptive   or Analytic).

* Describe why you selected this study   design.

* Describe why you chose your study population.

* State the risk factors and outcomes and how  you plan to measure them.

* Explain the temporal element to your study.

* Describe the strengths and weaknesses of  your study design selection.

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-First, categorize the study (analytic or descriptive)

-Second, choose study design and explain why this particular study design was chosen. 

Study design could be:

· Cohort

· Case control

· Case series

· Clinical trial

-Third, identify population of interest.

– Fourth, State the risk factors and outcomes and how you plan to measure them.

– Fifth, Explain the temporal element to your study.

– Lastly, Describe the strengths and weaknesses of your study design selection.

– All the previous questions should be answered according to my study design part I (from the word doc which attached). 

– The title for my study is: Cigarettes smoking in Virginia.

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The paper should be two and half pages (not including references pg), double-spaced, APA format.