An observational study is retrospective if it considers only existing data. It is prospective if the study design calls for data to be collected as ti

Kyran Hudson

Kyran Hudson

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2021-05-18

An observational study is retrospective if it considers only existing data. It is prospective if the study design calls for data to be collected as time goes on. Tell which of the following observational studies are retrospective and which are prospective. A sample of moose in a national park are given ear tags so that naturalists can track their growth, movement, and physical condition during a ten-year study.

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SabadisO

SabadisO

Skilled2021-05-19Added 108 answers

Retrospective: data are collected from the past by going back in time Prospective: data are collected in the future
The sample of moose are given ear tags stich that they can gather data on their growth, movement, and physical condition in the future.
This then implies that the data are collected in the future and thus the observational study is prospective.

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