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A Control or "No Disease" Group Is Needed for Study

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A control or "no disease" group is needed for study of oral cancer. The nurses conducting the study decide to use a group of patients with skin cancer because these patients are at the same facility, and the likelihood of developing oral cancer with skin cancer is low. However, this variable could still cause the disease being studied, as well as a potential limitation in the study. This variable would be called a(n) :

Definitions:

Income Effect

The income effect describes the change in an individual's or economy's income and how that change will impact the quantity demanded of a good or service.

Income Effect

The change in consumption resulting from a change in real income, with real income typically changing due to changes in prices.

Higher Wage

A payment for labor services that is above the average or minimum rate typically offered in the market or sector.

Derived Demand

Demand for a factor of production or input that arises from the demand for the final product it contributes to producing.