In a study to determine whether trans-fat consumptionwas associated with heart disease mortality, researchers studiedthe per capita consumption of trans-fats and the number ofdeaths per 100,000 population. They obtained this information forall 50 states in the US and created a plot showing the relationshipbetween trans-fat consumption and heart disease mortalityfor each state. Use this information to answer the Questions 12 and13.
- What type of study design is this?
- Case
- Case-Series
- Ecological
- Cross-sectional
- What is one advantage of this type of study?
- It is useful for etiological (root cause) studies
- It is useful for hypothesis generation
- It is relatively very expensive to conduct compared to otherstudies
- All of the above are advantages of this type of study.
- What is one disadvantage of this type of study?
- It is expensive
- It is not etiological (root cause) studies
- It is relatively very expensive to conduct compared to otherstudies
- All of the above are disadvantages of this type of study.
