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Cross-sectional study

In medical research, epidemiology, social science, and biology, a cross-sectional study (also known as a cross-sectional analysis, transverse study, prevalence study) is a type of research design that analyzes data from a population, or a representative subset, at a specific point in time—that is, cross-sectional data.[definition needed]

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