An Epidemiologist Looks at a Compilation of Studies Done at a Medical

question 5

Multiple Choice

An epidemiologist looks at a compilation of studies done at a medical center in which they have catalogued the lifestyle and habits of thousands of women.When she looks at the women in this group who have contracted breast cancer versus those who are healthy,she finds that women who have breast cancer drink more milk then those who do not have cancer.Does this mean drinking milk causes breast cancer?

• A) Yes,if there is a correlation between the two,milk causes cancer.
• B) Yes,an epidemiologist uses statistics to look at populations,so it is not a coincidence.
• C) No,just because there is a correlation,it does not mean that milk is the cause of the cancer.
• D) No,it's just a coincidence;correlations never indicate a cause-and-effect relationship.
• E) None of the above.

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