A Study Showed a Fairly High Correlation Between Not Smoking

question 87

Multiple Choice

A study showed a fairly high correlation between not smoking and having a high college grade point average. Although some people used this study as evidence that smoking is bad, if you accept that smoking doesn't cause someone to lose brain cells or study less, you would probably conclude that the study:

• A) had an invalid hypothesis.
• B) used basic research.
• C) was valid.
• D) misused a control group.
• E) employed a spurious correlation.

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Definitions:

Infraspinatus

A muscle located on the back of the shoulder blade that helps in lateral rotation of the shoulder joint and stabilization of the humerus.

Rhomboideus Group

A collection of muscles in the back that connect the spinal column to the shoulder blades, aiding in the movement and stabilization of the scapula.

Deltoid Group

A muscle group responsible for lifting the arm and giving the shoulder its range of motion.

Trapezius Group

A major muscle group in the back that extends from the neck to the middle of the spine and out to the shoulder, involved in moving, rotating, and stabilizing the scapula.