If a Journalist Uses a Correlational Study to Suggest That

question 45

Multiple Choice

If a journalist uses a correlational study to suggest that eating dark chocolate is good for your health,what mistake is the journalist making?

• A)assuming that reliability and validity are the same thing
• B)assuming that correlation always equals causation
• C)assuming that causation never equals correlation
• D)assuming that reliability and validity are different from each other

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