It Is the Purpose of What Type of Study to Find

question 17

Multiple Choice

It is the purpose of what type of study to find out whether one or more explanatory variables are related to a certain disease (for example whether smoking causes lung cancer) ?

• A)Case-control study
• B)Matched-pairs experiment
• C)Block design
• D)None of the above

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Definitions:

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Relating to the Roman Catholic Church, its teachings, practices, and beliefs.

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