Thousands of cases of lung cancer occur in a two-year period in a city outside of Kentucky, at rates that are double that seen in other cities in the United States. Scientists working in that region assume that

A) there is something unique to the region that causing these unusually high rates.
B) the medical reports from the area are incorrect.
C) government policies and regulations are most likely the cause of this increase in cancer.
D) this is most likely just an unlucky occurrence.


A

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