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Step 8: Refine Hypotheses & Conduct Additional Studies
•Even when your analytic study identifies an association between exposure and disease, you may need to refine your hypotheses and conduct additional, more specific studies
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•An initial study may implicate a particular restaurant in a food-borne outbreak, while a second study may narrow the cause down to a particular menu item
Speaking Points

•Even when your analytic study identifies an association between exposure and disease, you may need to refine your hypotheses and conduct additional, more specific studies

•An initial study may implicate a particular restaurant in a food-borne outbreak, while a second study may narrow the cause down to a particular menu item