LJNU Risk and Critical Thinking About Study Design Discussion

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Discussion 1

This week contains multiple discussion questions that you are required to answer.

Measures Associated with Risk

Select a disease, find a peer-reviewed article that uses an observational study design use the NU library.

Answer the following questions:

  • What is the study design?
  • What measures of association where used in this study?
  • Were these measures interpreted correctly?

Your response should be between 250 – 300 words with appropriate APA citation and reference.

Discussion 2

This week contains multiple discussion questions that you are required to answer.

Critical Thinking About Study Design

Select a primary peer-reviewed journal article from the NU library pertaining to a disease of interest. Read the article. Answer the following questions:

  • What study design was used?
  • How did the study design limit the findings of the article?
  • Could a better study design be selected? Why or Why not?

Your response should be between 250 – 300 words with appropriate APA citation and reference.