Which of the Following Biases Is the Most Accurate Explanation

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following biases is the most accurate explanation of the following situation? Epidemiologists are studying the possible relationship of cholera infections to drinking water.They conduct a case-control study and interview patients with cholera infection (cases) and persons without cholera infection (controls) .A patient who was diagnosed with cholera often tries to identify all kinds of information related to drinking water.However,controls who were not diagnosed with cholera may not remember water they drink which is not from an unhygienic source.

• A) Recall bias
• B) Selection bias
• C) Misclassification bias
• D) Publication bias
• E) Exclusion bias

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