Dr. Ayers conducts a correlational study examining the relationship between ice cream consumption and death by drowning. She finds that there appears to be a strong relationship between these two variables

Which of the following conclusions would be inappropriate for Dr. Ayers to make?
a. Eating more ice cream causes people to drown.
b. When people eat more ice cream there appears to be an increased risk of drowning.
c. When people do not eat ice cream, their risk of drowning tends to decrease.
d. It appears that the variables of eating ice cream and drowning are related to each other.

Answer: A