Question

The local newspaper has an article explaining that a new herbal supplement has been shown to reduce fatigue. The research backing this claim examined the fatigue level of people already taking the supplement compared to the fatigue level of people not taking the supplement and found those taking the supplement reported less fatigue.
Determine the flaws:

A. No flaws

B. Correlational data used to suggest causation

C. Possible placebo effect

D. Experimenter bias present

Explain your answer:

Answer 1

The flaw that is shown in the local newspaper article on the herbal supplement has the flaw of B. Correlational data used to suggest causation.

Why does correlation not equate to causation?

Correlation is not the same as causation and this means that just because two variables are occurring at the same time does not mean that one variable is causing the other. There could be extenuating circumstances involved.

In this case, there is no evidence that the herbal supplement is the reason why those who take it have less fatigue. There might be other factors such as those people take generally healthy food in general.

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