Which of the following is not one of the four criteria for the utility of epidemiologic data? A. The nature of the dataB. The completeness of the dataC. The reason the data are collectedD. The availability of the data

Option C "the reason the data are collected"

Explanation:

The epidemiology studies based on four criteria for utility of data are

1-Nature of data

2-Availability of the data

3-Completeness of data and

4 - value and limitation.

Value and limitation of data means that some factors may limit the data usefulness like incomplete information or repetition and duplicate data while Nature of data means the data source which affect the statistical analysis. Availability of data means the presence or access of data to investigators.