The investigator is conducting a study in which the investigator cannot link a specific study subject to the information being reported. Which term reflects this situation?
1. Confidentiality
2. Privacy
3. Anonymity
4. Aggregation
Correct Answer: 3
When the study is conducted so that even the investigator cannot link a specific person to information, the study is said to be anonymous. Confidentiality means that any information collected in the study will not be made public or available without the person's consent. Aggregation is grouping of data. Privacy is an overarching concept that includes both confidentiality and anonymity.
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