Correlating Risk Factors:

Question 1

Why can’t scientists carry experiments on humans for the causes of diseases?

Answer 1

• Unethical.

- Religious problems.

Question 2

How do scientists look for causes of diseases?

Answer 2

• Looked at lifestyle habits.

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Question 3

What is Epidemiology?

Answer 3

• Studying the patterns of diseases to determine risk factors.

Question 4

Why does correlation not prove cause?

Answer 4

• Suggests two factors may be linked.

Question 5

What is a causal mechanism?

Answer 5

• ## How factors can cause the disease through scientific explanation.

Question 6

What is sampling?

Answer 6

• Take large, random samples.

- Draw conclusions about whole population.