Please answer the following questions to check your understanding of the course materials for Bias in Epidemiological Studies – Selection Bias.
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In 1990, a case-control study was conducted to investigate the positive association between artificial sweetener use and bladder cancer. Controls were selected from a hospital sample of patients diagnosed with obesity-related conditions. Obesity-related conditions have been positively associated with artificial sweetener use. How would the use of these patients as controls affect the estimate of the association between artificial sweetener use and bladder cancer?
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True or False: Selection bias can only arise in observational studies.
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Investigators conducted an observational study of past vitamin E supplementation and infertility. The researchers evaluated the relationship between taking a daily vitamin E supplement over the past year and abnormal sperm count among males. The participants were all recruited from a health clinic. Health-conscious men who took vitamin supplements were more likely to visit the health clinic compared to men who did not take vitamin supplements. Additionally, men having difficulty conceiving were also more likely to attend the health clinic.
Which of the DAGs below represents the study the investigators conducted? (assume the assumptions of well-defined interventions and positivity are met)
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