Determine What Type of Observational Study Is Described

question 86

Multiple Choice

Determine what type of observational study is described. Explain.
-Researchers wanted to determine whether there was an association between high blood pressure and thesuppression of emotions. The researchers looked at 1800 adults enrolled in a Health Initiative ObservationalStudy. Each person was interviewed and asked about their response to emotions. In particular they were askedwhether their tendency was to express or to hold in anger and other emotions. The degree of suppression ofemotions was rated on a scale of 1 to 10. Each personʹs blood pressure was also measured. The researchersanalyzed the results to determine whether there was an association between high blood pressure and thesuppression of emotions.

• A) cross-sectional; Information is collected at a specific point in time.
• B) cohort; Individuals are observed over a long period of time.
• C) retrospective; Individuals are asked to look back in time.

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Definitions:

Deposited

Placing money into a financial account or institution for safekeeping or to earn interest.

IRA

Individual Retirement Account, a saving account with tax advantages that individuals can use to save and invest long-term.

Compounded Annually

The process of calculating interest on both the initial principal and the accumulated interest from previous periods once a year.

Retirement

The point in time when an individual chooses to leave the workforce permanently, often accompanied by receiving pension or retirement savings.