A group of epi students is interested in whether there\'s an association between

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A group of epi students is interested in whether there's an association between an appreciation of LOL cats and early dementia. The group of students gathers 10 patients from a local physician's office who have been diagnosed with early dementia. For each patient with early dementia, the students find another patient, without dementia, who is the same age, race and gender. Each patient is asked a series of questions, including whether or not the patient enjoys LOL cats. 1. What kind of study is this? How can you tell?

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In this study the key words are ' for each patient with early dementia, the students find another , without dementia, but of the same race, age and gender.

This is a Matched pair analysis type of study where a subject in one group to a subject in the comparison but having the same matching variables.

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