Identify the type of observational study (cross-sectional, retrospective, or prospective) described below. A research company
uses a device to record the viewing habits of about 25002500 households, and the data collected todaytoday will be used to determinenbsp the proportion of households tuned to a particular newsnews program.. Which type of observational study is described in the problem statement?
A cross sectional is one in which an association is developed between a risk factor or an outcome.
In the given question the device is used to record the viewing habits of about 2500 households, and the data collected today will be used to determine the proportion of households tuned to a particular news program. There will be risk factor in today's research with the future developed program which will the outcome.
For example there are 20 students in my class who cannot write. So I develop a program to help them write. But the next year there may not be any student who would require such help.So there's a risk factor associated with the outcome.
Cross sectional results are recorded in a two ways table showing do's and don'ts.
