Suppose we find a strong positive correlation between how happy people are and how many friends they have. Which conclusion, if any, can we draw?

a. Being happy helps you make friends

b. Having friends makes you happy.
c. Being healthy increases happiness, and also increases the chance of friendships.
d. None of these conclusions follow from the data.

d

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A) randomized clinical trial. B) quasi-experiment. C) community field trial. D) laboratory experiment

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People who drink in order to ________ have significantly more drinking problems than those who drink for other reasons

a. be sociable b. disguise anxiety c. manage severe pain d. relax under stress

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