Data uses |
Frequency of data collection
|
Rare(5–10 years) |
Bi-annually/Annually |
Continuous |
1. Point prevalence |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
2.Period prevalence |
✗ |
✗ |
✓ |
3.Description of at risk populations |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
4.Trends over time with multiple comparison points after initial five year collection period |
✗ |
✗ |
✓ |
5.As part of a pooled dataset |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
6.As part of a meta-analysis |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
7.Recruitment for further research |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
8.Recruitment of controls |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
9.Sample selection for future studies |
✗ |
✗ |
✓ |
10. Interrupted time series for evaluation of change due to an event |
✗ |
✗ |
✓ |
11. Identify and quantify the effect of seasonal variation |
✗ |
✗ |
✓ |
12. Identify the effect of time per se within the context of local conditions |
✗ |
✗ |
✓ |
13. Model building to identify associations |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
14. Factor identification associated with an event |
✗ |
✗ |
✓ |