The article was headlined, "Two Cups of Coffee Can Reduce the Risk of Liver Disease, Study Finds." A meta-analysis, based on combining nine previous studies involving 430,000 individuals, concluded that consumption of two cups of coffee a day reduced the chance of cirrhosis of the liver by 44 percent; even greater consumption was found to further reduce the risk of the disease.
The response variable in this study is:
A) incidence of cirrhosis of the liver.
B) coffee consumption.
C) There is no response variable because it is a meta-analysis.
D) not given in the quote above.

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The response variable in this study is the incidence of cirrhosis of the liver, which is being studied in relation to coffee consumption.

The Article Was Headlined, "Two Cups of Coffee Can Reduce