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Explanation of observational data engenders a causal belief about smoking and cancer

Most researchers do not deliberately claim causal results in an observational study. But do we lead our readers to draw a causal conclusion unintentionally by explaining why significant correlations and relationships may exist? Here we perform a randomized controlled experiment in a massive open onl...

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Published in:PeerJ
Main Authors: Myint, Leslie, Leek, Jeffrey T., Jager, Leah R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6139016/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30225177
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5597
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