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akbatten
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 Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 11:12 pm Post subject: Question 39 |
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| Could you explain why A is not true according to the passage? I realize the difference between "prospective" and "retrospective" but both choice A and the passage talk about studies that are currently underway. Is A the correct answer simply because the word retrospective is contradicting what the rest of the choice says? |
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| Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, the problem is with the word "retrospective." In fact, European countries are only mentioned once (paragraph 3, last sentence) and this was the context:
"Prospective studies of socioeconomic differentials in mortality are also underway in England, France and the Scandinavian countries." |
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quadalpha
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| One might imagine that a "retrospective" study is one that looks at past data. Given that we're talking about mortality, it might be expected that all data here is past data. A "prospective" study is one that is about to be undertaken. So it is entirely possible to have a prospective retrospective study. |
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