Differences between descriptive and analytical epidemiology
1. Descriptive epidemiology answers this questions who? what? where? when? Of the disease in an attempt to generate a hypothesis while analytical epidemiology is the studies that are conducted to test the hypothesis and give conclusions of a specific disease. Answers the questions why and how.
2. Descriptive epidemiology generates a hypothesis while analytical epidemiology tests the hypothesis.
3. Descriptive epidemiology identifies a group at a risk of a certain disease while analytical gives the cause of a disease.
4. No interventions are done in descriptive epidemiology while interventions are analyzed in analytical epidemiology
Similarities
1. They are both research design used in epidemiology.
2. Both study causes, the occurrence of a disease or health condition.
3. Outcomes from both aid in fulfilling epidemiology objectives.
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<span>Hi,
Why is it important to consider wildlife when planning an outdoor activity?
</span>It is important to consider wildlife when planning an outdoor activity
because you'll never know what dangerous animals lurk around the area
whenever you go camping. Also, your activities might be able to disturb
other wildlife that are peacefully residing in the environment.
