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What is the primary role of confounding in research findings?
What is the primary role of confounding in research findings?
- To reduce the multifactorial nature of disease
- To eliminate systematic error in research studies
- To introduce error in research findings due to the multifactorial nature of disease (correct)
- To introduce chance and bias in estimates
Which of the following is a determinant of cardiovascular disease?
Which of the following is a determinant of cardiovascular disease?
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Low physical activity (correct)
- Social isolation
- Family history of colorectal cancer
What is the primary distinction between confounding and bias?
What is the primary distinction between confounding and bias?
- Confounding is a type of error, while bias is a type of systematic error (correct)
- Confounding is a type of bias, while bias is a type of error
- Confounding is a type of systematic error, while bias is a type of random error
- Confounding is a type of chance, while bias is a type of error
Which of the following diseases has hyperglycemia as a determinant?
Which of the following diseases has hyperglycemia as a determinant?
What is the purpose of controlling for confounding in research?
What is the purpose of controlling for confounding in research?
Which of the following is an example of a confounding variable in research?
Which of the following is an example of a confounding variable in research?
What is the primary mechanism of confounding?
What is the primary mechanism of confounding?
Which of the following is a determinant of colorectal cancer?
Which of the following is a determinant of colorectal cancer?
What is the primary distinction between confounding and chance?
What is the primary distinction between confounding and chance?
What is the primary purpose of identifying confounding variables in research?
What is the primary purpose of identifying confounding variables in research?
What is the primary objective of statistical adjustment for confounding in exposure-outcome associations?
What is the primary objective of statistical adjustment for confounding in exposure-outcome associations?
What is the outcome of adjusting for a confounder in an exposure-outcome association?
What is the outcome of adjusting for a confounder in an exposure-outcome association?
What is the effect of confounding on exposure-outcome associations?
What is the effect of confounding on exposure-outcome associations?
What is the purpose of identifying confounders in an exposure-outcome association?
What is the purpose of identifying confounders in an exposure-outcome association?
What is the result of keeping a potential confounder constant in statistical adjustment?
What is the result of keeping a potential confounder constant in statistical adjustment?
What is the 3-step procedure to deal with confounding in an exposure-outcome association?
What is the 3-step procedure to deal with confounding in an exposure-outcome association?
What is the result of statistical adjustment for confounding in an exposure-outcome association?
What is the result of statistical adjustment for confounding in an exposure-outcome association?
What is the purpose of controlling for confounding in research?
What is the purpose of controlling for confounding in research?
What is the effect of not adjusting for confounding in an exposure-outcome association?
What is the effect of not adjusting for confounding in an exposure-outcome association?
What is the role of statistical adjustment in dealing with confounding?
What is the role of statistical adjustment in dealing with confounding?
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