In the study determining the relationship between parental monitoring and teenage binge drinking, sex became an effect modifier variable; however, the association was significant in females but insignificant for males. What does this tell the investigator?
A) Sex, not parental monitoring, should be the primary variable of interest.
B) Because sex was insignificant for male binge drinking outcomes, the effect modifier should be discarded.
C) Both variables are important to the study's tests and future interventions.
D) Two separate studies should be conducted.

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Sex as an effect modifier indicates that the relationship between parental monitoring and binge drinking differs by sex. This suggests that both variables are important for understanding the dynamics of binge drinking in teenagers and should be considered in analyses and interventions.

In the Study Determining the Relationship Between Parental Monitoring and Teenage