In the Late 1990s, Several Studies Claimed There Was a Direct

question 98

Multiple Choice

In the late 1990s, several studies claimed there was a direct link between growing rates of autism and the presence of low doses of mercury used to preserve infant immunizations.In 2000, the FDA replaced all preservatives in infant inoculations with a recently developed non-mercury-based preservative that was cheaper and more efficient.Some theories stated that the government was engaged in a cover-up because it knew that mercury-based immunizations given during infancy increased the chances of young children developing autism.What is this conclusion most likely an example of?

• A) confirmation bias
• B) stratified sampling
• C) illusory correlation
• D) random error

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