Research demonstrates that people with higher incomes tend to live longer than people with lower incomes. If you use this information to argue that poverty directly leads to illness, which scientific thinking principle have you ignored?

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The principle of correlation not equaling causation means that just because two variables are statistically correlated does not necessarily mean that one is causing the other. In this case, while it is true that people with higher incomes tend to live longer, it is not necessarily poverty itself that is causing illness, as there may be a number of other factors at play. By ignoring the possibility of other factors, one would be ignoring the principle of correlation not equaling causation.

Research Demonstrates That People with Higher Incomes Tend to Live