Identify the correct statement from the following   a. Incidence rate or incidence density assumes that the population under observation is static, the exact same number of people who were observed at the start of a study will continue to be observed at the end of the study   b. Incidence proportion does not account for births, deaths, recoveries, and losses to follow up   c. Prevalence is a true rate   d. It is difficult to compare crude mortality rates between states because some states have lower population sizes compared with others

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  1. Identify the correct statement from the following

      a.

    Incidence rate or incidence density assumes that the population under observation is static, the exact same number of people who were observed at the start of a study will continue to be observed at the end of the study

      b.

    Incidence proportion does not account for births, deaths, recoveries, and losses to follow up

      c.

    Prevalence is a true rate

      d.

    It is difficult to compare crude mortality rates between states because some states have lower population sizes compared with others 

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