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A newspaper article describes a high positive correlation between obesity and orange juice consumption among six-year-olds. Parents who restrict the use of orange juice for their children have:
The correct answer is D. confused correlation with causation. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
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Question
A newspaper article describes a high positive correlation between obesity and orange juice consumption among six-year-olds. Parents who restrict the use of orange juice for their children have:
Options
- Amade a type I error
- Bmade a type II error
- Cmisunderstood margin of error
- Dconfused correlation with causation
How the community answered
(37 responses)- A5% (2)
- B16% (6)
- C5% (2)
- D73% (27)
Topics
#correlation#causation#data interpretation#statistical fallacy
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