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Question

A graph shows a correlation between the number of hospitals and the number of sick people in a city. What error in causal reasoning might this represent?

Accepted Answer

Reverse causality; more hospitals cause more sickness.

Answer

No error; the graph is accurate.

Answer

Omitted variable bias; hospitals are irrelevant.

Answer

Correct causality; more hospitals lead to more sickness.