Angela reads about a study in which cell phone use is associated with migraine headaches.She says,"Well,that study is not valid because I use a cell phone more than anyone I know and I never get migraines." Based on her comment,Angela may be forgetting which of the following?
A) The study is in a prestigious magazine.
B) The study has been replicated.
C) The study did not properly define cell phone use.
D) Science is probabilistic.
E) Science is based on empiricism.

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Angela's comment suggests that she does not understand that science is probabilistic, which means that not everyone who engages in a particular behavior (such as using a cell phone) will experience the same outcome (such as migraine headaches). Just because Angela has not personally experienced migraines, it does not necessarily mean that the study's findings are invalid.

Angela Reads About a Study in Which Cell Phone Use