Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: A recent study found that people who use public transportation to comm

 

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This question is making a classic error--moving from correlation to causation. We accept the study that found a connection between using public transportation and being overweight. What we don't have to accept is the conclusion, which says that using public transportation CONTRIBUTES to a gain in weight. What if the causation goes the other way, and people who are overweight are simply more likely to choose the bus? It could also be more complicated. For instance, maybe people who ride the bus have lower incomes, and thus don't have as much time and money to put into exercise, etc.? We don't need to figure all that out, nor do we have to assume that being overweight
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Statistics : Posted by DmitryFarber • on 25 Apr 2024, 01:50 • Replies 6 • Views 676

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