A theater reported that their highest beverage sales this year
occurred during showings of The Great African Desert. However, we cannot conclude that the film affected beverage consumption because
a. the placebo effect was not considered.
b. only a correlation can establish causation.
c. no correlation was computed.
d. there was no control group.
ANSWER: d
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