The average month end closing stock price for Company A over the past year is $34.57 with a standard deviation of $4.65. The average month end closing stock price for Company B over the same period is $26.15 with a standard deviation of $7.45. Based on this data, we can conclude that the stock price for Company A is more consistent when compared to the stock price for Company B. a) true
b) false

Researchers are conducting experiments to determine the role of alcohol in the development of depression. after the study is complete, they determine that the relative risk of developing depression is 1.55 with a 95 % ci of 1.2 -1.9. each group is then divided into nonsmokers and smokers. the relative risk for the nonsmokers is 1.12 with a 95% ci of 0.87-1.37. the relative risk for the smokers is 1.7 with a 95 % cl of 1.5-1.9. what type of bias may affect this study? a. procedure bias b. recall bias c. selection bias d. confounding e. lead-time bias