The Article Was Headlined, "Two Cups of Coffee Can Reduce

question 28

Multiple Choice

The article was headlined, "Two Cups of Coffee Can Reduce the Risk of Liver Disease, Study Finds." A meta-analysis, based on combining nine previous studies involving 430,000 individuals, concluded that consumption of two cups of coffee a day reduced the chance of cirrhosis of the liver by 44 percent; even greater consumption was found to further reduce the risk of the disease.
The explanatory variable in this study is:

• A) incidence of cirrhosis of the liver.
• B) coffee consumption.
• C) There is no explanatory variable because it is a meta-analysis.
• D) not given in the quote above.

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