This is also given Exercise. A headline in a major newspaper read, "Breast-Fed Youth Found to Do Better in School."
a. Do you think this statement was based on an observational study or a randomized experiment? Explain.
b. Given your answer in part (a), which of these two alternative headlines do you think would be preferable: "Breast-Feeding Leads to Better School Performance" or "Link Found Between Breast-Feeding and School Performance"? Explain.
Exercise
A headline in a major newspaper read, "Breast-fed youth found to do better in school."
a. Do you think this statement was based on an observational study or a randomized experiment? Explain.
b. Given your answer in part (a), which of these two alternative headlines do you think would be preferable: "Breast-feeding leads to better school performance" or "Link found between breast-feeding and school performance"? Explain.