Q1. What is a case-control study and how does it differ (or how is it the same) as the cohort study design?
Q2. Can you talk about the ways bias shows up in a study design (such as, selection bias) etc.?
Q3. What is different in a randomized control trial than, for instance, a case-control study (or a cohort study)? What does it mean to show a causal relationship?
Q4. What is each type of study used for, its purpose, and its outcomes? How are the outcomes different in each study design? Measured?
Q5. What is an intervention group? Where is it found?
Q6. Can you explain a retrospective versus a prospective study design? What are the pros and cons of each?
Q7. How are groups selected for each of the study designs?
Q8. What is meant by "scientific misconduct"?
Q9. Differentiate: random error, systematic error, confounding error.