Suppose you were reading a public health research paper investigating the association of smoking and skin cancer, and the authors presented an estimated odds ratio of 2.0 with a 95% confidence interval of (0.9, 4.1). Which of the following are true statements (choose all that apply; hint: an odds ratio of 1 indicates no association).
a. Based on these results, we should conclude that smoking is likely associated with an increased risk of skin cancer.
b. Based on these results, we would not reject the null hypothesis that smoking is not associated with skin cancer.
c. These results are consistent with both a slight protective association and a larger harmful association between smoking and skin cancer.
Ans: b,c.
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