Researchers have conducted a new study using a statistical method called "factor analysis" to analyze and interpret large amounts of data. This method can help identify patterns and relationships within data. Stay tuned for more This week's episode of the Podiatry Research Podcast discussed the case control study design. This type of study starts with a group of participants with a specific outcome (cases) and a group without the outcome (controls) and looks back at their past exposures to identify any potential associations. Case control studies are good for studying rare conditions and have a relatively low cost and fast turnaround time, but they can be biased and lack the ability to calculate prevalence or incidence.