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Evaluating Viral Psychological Claims
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PSY.371 Evaluating Viral Psychological Claims
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A survey study statistically controls for prior grades and sleep, then claims a phone habit caused lower concentration. Why should the causal claim still be cautious?
A
Controls make every observational study identical to a randomized experiment
B
Controls are only useful in studies with no variables
C
Causal claims are always impossible even in experiments
D
Statistical controls reduce some confounding but cannot guarantee all alternative explanations are removed
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