The American Diabetes Association reports that there are 1.4 million new
cases of diabetes diagnosed every year. This is a measure of the
______________ of diabetes.
✓ incidence
A ___________ is a research design that, by definition, involves simply
describing a small group of patients who all have a similar diagnosis or
collection of symptoms.
✓ case series
Researchers use a cohort study design to investigate the hypothesis that daily
alcohol consumption increases the risk of developing dementia. The
dependent variable in this example would be:
✓ dementia diagnosis
Using a case-control study design, researchers find a relative risk of 5.0
describes the relationship between having a high-stress occupation and
hypertension. This means that:
✓ those with a high-stress occupation were 5 times more likely to have
hypertension
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