Moods a Headline in the New York Times Announced "Research

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Essay

Moods A headline in the New York Times announced "Research shows running can alter one's moods." The article reported that researchers gave a Personality Assessment Test to
231 males who run at least 20 miles a week, and found "statistically significant personality differences between the runners and the male population as a whole." Do you think the headline was appropriate? Explain.

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