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cross-sectional vs longitudinal
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| cross-sectionaladjective/ˌkrɔːsˈsek.ʃən.əl/ | Meaning studying many different people or things at one point in time, not over many years | Goes with — | Example The team ran a cross-sectional survey of five hundred students to see how much sleep they get. |
| longitudinaladjective/ˌlɑːn.dʒəˈtuː.dɪ.nəl/ | Meaning following the same people or things over a long period of time | Goes with longitudinal study | Example The longitudinal study followed 5,000 children from birth to age twenty. |
Which word fits?
1 of 8Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
The study lasted over thirty years.