Use the guidelines to evaluate the study. From the information given, what is the biggest flaw in the study?A medical researcher randomly selects 500 Japanese people and 500 Americans. She questions the 1000 people. She finds that the Americans work longer hours on average and also that the Americans have a higher rate of heart disease. She concludes that working longer hours is associated with a higher incidence of heart disease.

A. Participation bias
B. Selection bias
C. The source
D. Variables are hard to define/measure
E. Confounding variables


Answer: E

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