Controlled experiments can only establish the existence of a correlation between two events and not a causal relationship.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
Controlled experiments are an attempt to show that some correlation is in fact a causal relationship. In such experiments, two sets of data are collected. One set (the experimental group) is allowed to be influenced by the potential causal factor, while the other set (the control group) is not. If the effect shows up for the experimental group and not the control group, then it is likely that the correlation being studied is a causal relationship.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the best answer for each argument. Smith, Adams, and Harris all outlived their wives, and their wives were younger than they were. It must be the case that men outlive women these days
A) False cause. B) Accident. C) Weak analogy. D) No fallacy. E) Hasty generalization.
Relying exclusively on one source for information is usually
A) productive. B) a mistake. C) revealing. D) a tested procedure.
According to the Law of Contradiction:
A. either a statement or its contradictory must be true. B. a statement and its contradictory might both be true. C. a statement and its contradictory can't both be true. D. either a statement or its contradictory must be false. E. All of the above.