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This assignment is 250 minimum words not including the APA references or in text citations or re-writing the assignment question in the answer. Please answer each question in full detail and examples if possible.Thanks!

Cohort Study Design:

1) In your opinion, what makes cohort studies one-if not the only one-of the most powerful study designs used in epidemiology?

a) In other words, what characteristics of cohort studies make them so important in the field of epidemiology?

2) What makes a cohort study retrospective or prospective? Have you heard of the ambispective cohort study? please research the term to discuss it here and include citations.

3) What is essentially the main use of the cohort study design?

a) What is its major purpose?

Case-Control Study Design:

1) What are the major differences between the cohort study design and the case-control study design?

2)When do we use the case-control study design?

3) What makes the case-control study design so popular?

Summary:

1) Write a brief summary of what you have learned about these two study designs and how you would use these study designs in the future in your public health career.