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What is the difference between a cross-sectional study and a longitudinal study?

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Hung
2021年2月3日
What is the difference between a cross-sectional study and a longitudinal study?

What is the difference between a cross-sectional study and a longitudinal study?

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Katie Chan
2021年2月3日

Glad to help.

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Hung
2021年2月3日

Thank you for your response.

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Katie Chan
2021年2月3日

The main difference is that cross-sectional studies investigate a fresh sample of people each time they are carried out, whereas longitudinal studies follow the same sample of people over time.

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