Imagine That a Researcher Publishes the Results from a Study

question 62

Multiple Choice

Imagine that a researcher publishes the results from a study that indicate a statistically significant association between sleep deprivation and coronary disease. This result would mean that

• A)sleep deprivation causes coronary disease.
• B)coronary disease causes sleep deprivation.
• C)the effect of sleep deprivation on coronary disease is larger than the effect of any other factor.
• D)the findings are not likely to be due to chance fluctuations.

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