Question
Social And Preventive Medicine Question on Biostatistics
Confounding factor is defined as :
A
Factor associated with both the exposure and the disease and is distributed unequally in study and control groups.
B
Factor associated with exposure only and is distributed unequally in study and control groups.
C
Factor associated with both the exposure and the disease and is distributed equally in study and control groups.
D
Factor associated with the disease and is distributed equally in study and control groups.
Answer
Factor associated with both the exposure and the disease and is distributed unequally in study and control groups.
Explanation
Solution
The correct option is (A) : Factor associated with both the exposure and the disease and is distributed unequally in study and control groups.