A researcher determines that the crime rate in a large city is related to the phases of the moon.She concludes that the gravitational pull of the moon influences human behavior.She has committed what error?
A)the dangers of a single example.
B)the difference between observation and inference.
C)the difference between correlation and causation.
D)that the Barnum effect occurs only in ten-year cycles.

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The researcher has assumed that the correlation between crime rate and phases of the moon is causation, when in fact there may be other explanations for the correlation. It is important to distinguish between correlation and causation in scientific research.

A Researcher Determines That the Crime Rate in a Large