A case-control study was conducted to identify risk
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Updated on: 08/10/2016 03:56 AM Due on: 08/10/2016
A case-control study was conducted to identify risk factors for the common cold. Living with children under the age of 10 was one of the risk factors evaluated. The odds ratio for this association was 9.0 and the 95% confidence interval ranged from 1.2 to 85. Which of the following statements is true about this association? Choose all that apply.
| a. | People who lived with a child under the age of 10 had 9 times the risk of getting a cold compared to people who did not live with children under the age of 10. | |
| b. | The “p-value” was greater than 0.05. | |
| c. | The “p-value” was less than 0.05. | |
| d. | The association was statistically significant. | |
| e. | The true strength of association could be estimated more precisely if the study were repeated with a larger sample. |
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Solution: A case-control study was conducted to identify risk