Imagine That a Researcher Publishes the Results from a Study,and

question 75

Multiple Choice

Imagine that a researcher publishes the results from a study,and the results indicate that there is a statistically significant association between sleep deprivation and coronary disease.This result would mean that

• A) sleep deprivation causes coronary disease.
• B) coronary disease causes sleep deprivation.
• C) the effect of sleep deprivation on coronary disease is larger than the effect of any other factor.
• D) the findings are not likely to be due to chance fluctuations.

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