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PBH321: INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY M5A1: Analytic epidemiology application: more designs, more decisions This week’s activity will help you pull together the last two modules, to provide a more comprehensive view of analytic epidemiologic study designs

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PBH321: INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY

M5A1: Analytic epidemiology application: more designs, more decisions

This week’s activity will help you pull together the last two modules, to provide a more comprehensive view of analytic epidemiologic study designs. By the end of this activity you will be able to discern study design choices based on the description of a study, and calculate and interpret the correct measure of association for that study design.

Before beginning this activity, read the module notes and the sections of your text, and view the required video. This activity will ask you to identify what study design was used based on a description, and then calculate and interpret the appropriate measure of association.

Attached is an activity worksheet [Word Document, File Size 32KB] that you will complete and submit to this assignment area when you are done. Be sure to save your worksheet to your computer before answering the questions. Then follow the instructions below.

Compose your work using a word processor (such as Microsoft Word, etc.) and save it frequently to your computer. Check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors. When you are ready to submit your work, click “Submit Assignment” in the upper right corner. Click on “Browse,” browse your computer, and select your file. Click “Open” and verify the correct file name has appeared next to the Browse button. Enter your comments, if any, in the Comments area. Click on “Submit Assignment.”

This assignment will be graded using the rubric displayed below. Please review this rubric prior to beginning your work. You can also access the rubric on the Course Rubrics page within the Start Here module. This assignment is worth 30% of your final course grade.

Participation in this assignment addresses the following outcomes:

• Indicate when it is appropriate to conduct a case-control study or a cohort study (CO 6)
• Calculate measures of associations for case-control and cohort studies (CO 4)
• Draw appropriate conclusions from case-control and cohort study findings (CO 5)