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CHAPTER 1 Epid <strong>766</strong>, D. Zhang<br />

2. Prospective cohort study (follow-up study):<br />

• A cohort with known exposure status (X) is followed over time<br />

to obtain their disease status (Y ).<br />

• A single observation <strong>of</strong> (Y ) may be observed (e.g., survival<br />

study) or multiple observations <strong>of</strong> (Y ) may be observed<br />

(longitudinal study).<br />

• Stronger evidence for causal inference. Causal inference can be<br />

made if X is assigned randomly (if X is a treatment indicator in<br />

the case <strong>of</strong> clinical trials).<br />

• When single binary (0/1) Y is obtained, we have<br />

D D<br />

E n11 n10 n1+<br />

E n01 n00 n0+<br />

Here, n1+ and n0+ are fixed (sample sizes for exposure and nonexposure<br />

groups).<br />

Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology Slide 8

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