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A study found that an inverse relation exists between consumption of vegetables containing beta-carotene and development of cancer. This finding could also be because of other factors like fibers, which are also consumed by people along with the vegetables and which also prevents the development of cancer. This is an example of:

AMultifactorial association
BDifferential misclassification
CConfounding factor
DCommon association
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