This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
[{'content': 'An investigator finds out that 5 independent factors influence the occurrence of a disease. Comparison of multiple factors that are responsible for the disease can be assessed by \nSelect and explain. \nA. Multiple logistic regression, B. Multiple linear regression, C. Chi-square test, D. ANOVA', 'role': 'user'}, {'content': 'Answer: A \nExplanation: • ANOVA: Analysis of Variance is a parametric test used for polyotomous independent variable\n• Chi-square test: Is non-parametric test used for testing association between 2 or more qualitative variables\n• Multiple linear regression: Is used if the target variables are dimensional having multiple possible values (e.g. blood pressure, serum cholesterol, body temperature)\n• Multiple logistic regression: Is used if the target variables are binary having only two possible values (e.g. hypertension, smoking, geriatric age group)', 'role': 'assistant'}]