Humanities Homework Help

The purpose of this assignment is to construct a case control study design or cross-sectional study design to research a public health issue. The selected study design should help better understand the relationship between disease or health-related behavior and its effect on a specific population.

Review the topics listed below and choose one:

1. Salmonella
2. Lung Cancer
3. Coli
4. Smoking/Vaping Habits Among Teenagers
5. Cancer Risk Among Fire Fighters
6. Legionella Outbreaks in Nursing Homes
7. Cholesterol Levels of Vegetarians

In 750-1,000 word paper, discuss your topic and study design. Include the following:

1. Compare the characteristics of case control study and cross-sectional study designs. Explain the strengths and weaknesses of each type of study design, and discuss when each type of study design would be used.
2. Describe the topic and study design you selected. Generate a hypothesis for the topic you selected. Explain why you chose this study design for your topic and why the study design you chose is better than the other study design option.
3. Discuss how subjects will be recruited for your study and how data and responses will be collected.
4. Describe the independent and dependent variables of the study. Select a statistical measure to investigate the association between the variables and explain why the statistical measure is most appropriate to measure the association.
5. Discuss potential confounding factors.
6. Discuss potential biases that the study design might be prone to and how these biases can be managed.
7. Describe the study limitations.