When Comparing the Body Mass Index (BMI) of Obese Women

question 4

Multiple Choice

When comparing the body mass index (BMI) of obese women in two cities, it would be an erroneous assumption for the nurse to think that, based on these averages, since the average BMI of City A was higher than that of City B, a woman in City A will have a higher BMI than a woman in City B. This assumption is referred to as:

• A)An odds ratio.
• B)An ecological fallacy.
• C)A causality.
• D)A relative risk.

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