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A researcher determines that the crime rate in a large city fluctuates with the phases of the moon. He concludes that the gravitational pull of the moon influences human behavior. He has committed what error?
- He incorrectly inferred correlation from causation.
- He incorrectly inferred causation from correlation.
- He failed to measure the gravitational pull to test his hypothesis.
- He has overlooked the placebo effect.
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2. He incorrectly inferred causation from correlation.
Posted : 20/10/2022 11:12 am