A Town Committee Learns That There Is a Strong Negative

question 108

Multiple Choice

A town committee learns that there is a strong negative correlation between the number of millimetres of daily rainfall and the number of children who use the neighbourhood playgrounds each day. If the committee were to conclude that high rainfall is caused by children not using the playground, which type of problem would MOST likely be occurring?

• A)third-variable
• B)direction-of-correlation
• C)direction-of-causation
• D)insufficient-knowledge

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Definitions:

Dilating/Probing

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Surgical Asepsis

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Medical Asepsis

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Antiseptic

Substances used on the skin or living tissues to inhibit the growth of microorganisms.