What Is a Cross-Sectional Comparison

question 15

Multiple Choice

What is a cross-sectional comparison?

• A) comparison of categories of a variable
• B) comparison of groups against a reference group
• C) comparison of two nominal variables
• D) comparison of outcome value across categories

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