Question

A student researcher is interested in examining the association between time spent studying and binge drinking. She has received permission from respective authorities to conduct this research at 5 college campuses. Which design would be best suited to address this research and why?

a.) Ecologic study b.) Case study c.) Case control study d.) Case series e.) Cross-sectional study

Answer 1

The answer will be (B) Case Study

Explanation: Here, a student researcher is interested in examining the association between time spent studying and binge drinking. Binge drinking is not a prevalence of the disease. So, this study could not be an ecological study. Again, a researcher has been done over 5 college campus but the researcher is interested in examining the association between time spent studying and binge drinking which is not a comparison between 5 different college campus. It is not mentioned that the data of student from 5 different college campus is not done at a specific period of time. So, it couldn't be a cross-sectional study.

This is a Case study because in case study is the methodology and an empirical inquiry that investigates a phenomenon within its real-life events. Here, time spent studying and binge drinking is a real-life context.