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Blinding/Masking
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Case
A patient with the disease or outcome of interest.
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case series
A report about a small group of similar cases.
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causation
Being able to show that an independent variable directly causes the dependent variable. This is generally very difficult to demonstrate in most study designs.
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Cohort
A group that shares the same characteristics among its members.
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Confounding
When an exposure and an outcome are both strongly associated with a third variable.
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Confounding variables
Variables that cause/prevent an outcome from occurring outside of or along with the variable being studied. These variables render it difficult or impossible to distinguish the relationship between th [..]
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Control
A patient who does not have the disease or outcome.
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correlation
A relationship between two variables, but not necessarily a causation relationship.
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