Abdul Is Listening to a Radio Talk Show and Hears

question 12

Multiple Choice

Abdul is listening to a radio talk show and hears the announcer talk about "a high correlation between crime and poverty." The announcer concludes that since there was a high correlation, poverty must cause crime. Abdul is taking psychology and is skeptical of what he just heard. He knows that

• A)correlation does not indicate causation.
• B)to properly evaluate the statement, he needs to know the magnitude of the correlation.
• C)poverty and crime rates are difficult to measure.
• D)the research indicates that crime causes poverty and not vice versa.

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Definitions:

Enol

A chemical species characterized by a carbon-carbon double bond adjacent to an alcohol group, often in equilibrium with its keto form.

Equilibrium

A state in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are equal, leading to no net change in the concentration of reactants and products over time.

Iodoform Test

A chemical test for the presence of methyl ketones or secondary alcohols that can be oxidized to methyl ketones, indicated by the formation of a yellow precipitate.

4-heptanone

A seven-carbon ketone with the ketone group positioned on the fourth carbon of the chain, often used as a solvent or in organic synthesis.