Lisa Heard That Sitting in the Front of Class Was

question 32

Multiple Choice

Lisa heard that sitting in the front of class was correlated with higher grades. She decided that sitting in the front of the class was all she needed to do to improve her grades. Which of the following is a flaw in Lisa's thinking?

• A)Correlations are not predictive.
• B)Correlations do not indicate cause and effect.
• C)This type of correlation actually hurt Lisa's grades.
• D)There is no flaw in Lisa's thinking.

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