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Kohorte

/koˈhɔʁtə/· noun· Pl. die Kohorten

cohort; band, troop

In research: a group of people who share a starting point — born in the same year, starting school together — and are followed as one.

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Singular
die Kohorte
Plural
die Kohorten
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der Kohorte

One word, many lives

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Kohorte
cohort (in a study)

Die Forscher verglichen die Kohorte von 1970 mit der von 2000.

The researchers compared the 1970 cohort with that of 2000.

Word family

Kohortedie Kohortenstudiecohort studydie Geburtskohortebirth cohortdie Kohortenanalysecohort analysis

Common combinations

  • eine Kohorte begleitento follow a cohort
  • eine Kohorte von 2000 Personena cohort of 2,000 people
  • geburtenstarke Kohortenlarge birth cohorts

Real examples

  • Die Studie begleitet eine Kohorte von 2000 Neugeborenen über zwanzig Jahre.The study follows a cohort of 2,000 newborns over twenty years.
  • Jüngere Kohorten nutzen das Internet ganz anders als ihre Eltern.Younger cohorts use the internet quite differently from their parents.
  • Für jede Kohorte wurden die Daten getrennt ausgewertet.The data for each cohort were analysed separately.

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