Using a Correlational Design,a Researcher Found a Relationship Between the Healthiness

question 4

Multiple Choice

Using a correlational design,a researcher found a relationship between the healthiness of one's heart and the amount of fish oil in one's diet.The researcher should conclude that

• A)a healthier heart causes one to consume more fish oil.
• B)the amount of fish oil in one's diet causes a healthier heart.
• C)although a relationship exists,one cannot infer that changes in one variable are causing changes in the other variable.
• D)the availability of fish causes changes in both the healthiness of one's heart and the amount of fish oil consumed.

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