A study was conducted in Arizona to see what some of the riskfactors for homelessness were, given that people were poor, and didnot have any serious mental illness. Only poor people withoutserious mental illnesses were included in the study. In this study,300 people who had recently become homeless (150 men and 150 women)were compared to 300 other poor people of the same sex and age whoalso lived in Arizona, but had never been homeless. A great deal ofinformation on potential risk factors was collected from the twogroups.
- What outcome is being studied here? (1 point)
- What is the exposure that is being studied in association withthis outcome?
3) Did the authorsstart their study by first identifying participants with andwithout the outcome, or with and without the exposure?
4) What studydesign is therefore being used here?
5) How do youknow that the study design you identified was the one being used?In other words, what identifying features of the way this study wasdesigned indicate that it is the type of study you chose?
