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Presentation
Types of Study designs
• Non Intervention Studies
Descriptive studies
Comparative (analytical) studies
Exploratory studies
• Intervention Studies
The two categories of intervention studies
are:
Experimental studies
Quasi-experimental studies.
Current
Classification
E P I D E M I O L O G I C A L S
D E S C R I P T I V E A N A L Y T I C A L
1 . C a s e R e p O o B r tS E R V A T I EO X N P A E L R I M
2 . C a s e S e r i e s
C A S E C O N T 1 R . O S Li n g l e
3 . C o r r e l a t i o n / E c o l o g i c a l
C O H O R T 2 . D o u b l
4 . C r o s s S e c t i o n a l / P r e v a l e n c e
3 . T r i p l e
Descriptive Studies
Descriptive studies involve the
systematic collection and
presentation of data to give a
clear picture of a particular
situation and can be carried out
on a small or large scale.
• Case studies
• Case series
Comparative or Analytical
Studies
• An ANALYTICAL STUDY attempts to
establish causes or risk factors for
certain problems. This is done by
comparing two or more groups,
some of which have or develop the
problem and some of which have
not.
Cross-sectional
Comparative studies
• Many cross-sectional surveys focus on
comparing as well as describing groups.
• Manipulation
• Control
• Randomization
Quasi – Experimental
Studies
• In a QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY,
at least one characteristic of a true
experiment is missing.
• One of the most common quasi-
experimental designs uses two (or more)
groups, one of, which serves a control
group in which no intervention takes
place.
• Both groups are observed before as well
as after the intervention, to test if the
intervention has made any difference.