This tutorial from Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine explains what a cross-sectional study is, its key characteristics, how to assess events and outcomes, and some special considerations when choosing sample populations. Includes a few quiz questions. Other areas of the tutorial look at descriptive studies, case-control studies, cohort studies, and clinical trials.

Concepts

experimental design

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Additional Tags

characteristics of studies, outcomes and events, types of statistical studies, cornell university: study design tutorial: cross-sectional studies

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice

Common Core

HSS-IC.B.3