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14-E3.  Try to explain and interpret the following facts. Those with a higher IQ also have a...

14-E3.  Try to explain and interpret the following facts.

  1. Those with a higher IQ also have a larger shoe size.
  2. Taller people are paid more.
  3. Murder rates are higher in those states that have higher numbers of people sentenced to the death penalty.
  4. More people die when playing lawn bowls than while playing any other sport.
  5. Among low drinkers, complete abstinence from alcohol is associated with higher death rate.
  6. Dog food price is associated with fillet steak price.
  7. Inflation-adjusted dog food price is associated with inflation-adjusted motor car price.
  8. People on antibiotics are more likely to die from a serious infection than those people who are not.

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