Suppose a Researcher Gathered Data from a Sample of Children

question 59

Essay

Suppose a researcher gathered data from a sample of children that measured the children's aggressiveness and the number of brothers and sisters in each child's family. The data showed that the more siblings a child has, the greater the child's level of aggressiveness. Realizing that there may be more than one cause of aggressiveness, could you conclude from this finding that number of siblings is a cause of level of aggressiveness? Carefully explain.

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