Friday, August 20, 2010

Headlines

Headline #1: “Study suggests attending religious services sharply cuts risk of death”


This headline is Correlational

The participants who attended religious services tended to get sick less.



Headline #2: “Eating Fatty Fish Lowers Risk of Dementia”

This headline is causal

Because of fatty oils eating fish lowers the risk of stroke. They directly lower the chance of a stroke.

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