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The following headlines appeared in online news sources. Select 5 statements and for each identify the claim as frequency/level, association, or causal. Identify the variable(s) in each claim. Or alternatively, pick five of the claims and complete the table below.
1. In an unequal society, feeling richer than others makes you a jerk

2. Instagram could predict depression, new research suggests

3. Being tall could make you richer and more successful

4. High "normal" blood sugar may still harm brain.

5. Want a higher GPA? Go to a private college.

6. Those with ADHD do one month's less work a year.

7. Low heart rate in men may predict criminal behavior

8. Report: 16% of teens have considered suicide.

9. Breastfeeding may boost children's IQ.

10. Breastfeeding rates hit new high in United States.

11. Antidepressant use during pregnancy linked to autism

12. Worry may make women's brains work overtime.

13. Mother's heartburn means a hairy newborn.

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What are the variable(s) in the claim? (stated at the conceptual level) Claim What are the variable(s) in the claim? (stated at the conceptual level) For each variable: Is it manipulated or measured? (Could it be both? Can you tell for sure?) What kind of study For each variable: State at the operational level experimental or correlational-do you - how might this have need to support this kind been operationalized? of claim? B- association Causal frequency

1. Imagine you encounter each of the following headlines. What questions would you ask if you wanted to understand more about the quality of the study behind the headline? For each of your questions, indicate which of the four validities your question is addressing

2. Heartburn predicts a hairy baby

3. Chamomile can soothe a colicky baby

4. Report: 16% of teens have considered suicide