Mary Is a Dietitian and Conducts a Dietary Assessment on a Group

question 77

Multiple Choice

Mary is a dietitian and conducts a dietary assessment on a group at the local homeless shelter. She decides to use the dietary history method. What is the potential disadvantage of using this method?

• A) Not quantifiably precise
• B) High investigator cost
• C) May lead to substantial sample bias
• D) High respondent burden

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