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60. A clinical research team wants to study the relationship between smoking and lung cancer but is concerned that age could confound the results. What technical method can be used to control for confounding by age in the study design?

A. Increasing the sample size.
B. Randomization (if experimental) or matching in observational studies.
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C. Using a different outcome measure.
D. Ignoring age altogether.

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  • Increasing the sample size.
  • Randomization (if experimental) or matching in observational studies.
  • Using a different outcome measure.
  • Ignoring age altogether.

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