document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1206738>Question 1206738</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Data from a certain city shows that the size of an individual’s home is positively correlated with the individual's life expectancy. Which of the following factors would best explain why this correlation does not necessarily imply that the size of an individual’s home is the main cause of increased life expectancy?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. Larger homes have more safety features and amenities, which lead to increased life expectancy.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. The ability to afford a larger home and better healthcare is a direct effect of having more wealth.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. The citizens were not selected at random for the study.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. There are more people living in small homes than large homes in the city. Some responses may have been lost during the data collection process.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #844359 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52864)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=844359\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Deep nonsense for beginners to scare them . . . \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Avoid touching it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They invite you to figure out something from a crippled logic puzzle, where they intently made the logic crippled.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As you see such nonsense in the future, do not approach to it closer than 10 miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It has no any relation to Math.\r<BR>\n" );
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