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A correlational research study was conducted that found that adults who ate oatmeal as children were four times more likely to develop cancer than those who did not.Can the authors of this correlational study conclude that oatmeal causes cancer? Why or why not?


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Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of values or measurements, calculated by summing them all up and dividing by the number of values.

Standard Deviation

A statistic that measures the dispersion or variability of a set of data points relative to its mean.

Normal Distribution

A bell-shaped frequency distribution curve where most of the occurrences take place near the mean and fewer and fewer occur as one moves away from the mean.

Symmetric

Characterizing shapes or distributions that are mirrored equally around a central point, line, or axis.

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