cross-sectional design

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design
noun
uk
/dɪˈzaɪn/
us
/dɪˈzaɪn/
a drawing or set of drawings showing how a building or product is to be made and how it will work ...
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(Definition ofdesignfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Another limitation is related to thecross-sectionaldesignof the study.
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Because of thecross-sectionaldesign, no firm conclusions of causal association can be drawn from this study.
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It is important to note that because of thecross-sectionaldesign, any associations between network types and health cannot be interpreted causally.
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This study is limited by across-sectionaldesignthat cannot detect changes within patients over the course of illness and recovery.
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Finally, this study has across-sectionaldesignthat does not allow one to draw inferences about causal pathways.
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Thecross-sectionaldesignexcludes any statements of causality.
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A second limitation is that the study employed across-sectionaldesign.
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First, because of thecross-sectionaldesign, we cannot determine the precise direction of the relations among variables.
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A further limitation of the current study is thecross-sectionaldesign, which allows no causal interpretations of the findings.
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However, this study is limited by itscross-sectionaldesign.
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This study, however, was limited by retrospectivecross-sectionaldesignamong adults in the community.
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The method is presented for a frequently appliedcross-sectionaldesignthat compares two endoscopic procedures sequentially in one session.
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Another limitation of this correlational study is itscross-sectionaldesign.
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First, the causal contribution of individual risk factors is, for the most part, indeterminate in across-sectionaldesign.
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The pooled time-seriescross-sectionaldesignallows us to assess the influence of globalization on democracy over time and across countries.
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Many of the studies examined are limited by theircross-sectionaldesign, which does not allow the direction of causality to be determined.
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First, this study'scross-sectionaldesigndoes not allow for claims to be made about developmental change in children's private speech over time.
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Eighty-nine percent of studies used across-sectionaldesign, providing a snapshot of preferences.
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Our study has the general limitations of across-sectionaldesign.
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