Confounding Is a Distortion of an Association Between an Exposure

question 4

True/False

Confounding is a distortion of an association between an exposure and outcome because of the influence of the third variable that was not considered in the study design or analysis.

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Definitions:

Universal

Pertaining to or involving all members of a class or category without exception, often used in the context of universal principles or statement in logic.

Categorical Proposition

A statement relating two categories or classes in a specific way, typically structured as assertions about all, some, or no members of these categories.

Copula

A verb of being (“is,” “are,” etc.) that links the subject and the predicate in a categorical proposition.

Logical Components

Fundamental elements that contribute to the structure and reasoning within logic, such as premises and conclusions.