if a researcher wants to identify the mechanisms by which an intervention improv

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if a researcher wants to identify the mechanisms by which an intervention improves health outcomes, is she seeking to understand confounding, mediation, or effect modification? A. Effect modification ( moderation) B. Mediation C. Confounding if a researcher wants to identify the mechanisms by which an intervention improves health outcomes, is she seeking to understand confounding, mediation, or effect modification? A. Effect modification ( moderation) B. Mediation C. Confounding if a researcher wants to identify the mechanisms by which an intervention improves health outcomes, is she seeking to understand confounding, mediation, or effect modification? A. Effect modification ( moderation) B. Mediation C. Confounding

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In this case, she is seeking to understand Mediation.

Here, the intervention is the primary exposure which is fixed for the study.

And health outcomes is checked for different mechanisms.

Thus, this is a case of Mediation (B)

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