Give an example of confusing a correlation with causality

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1. Give an example of confusing a correlation with causality.

2. Name and give examples of two types of 'apparent replication'.

3. A researcher did a well-controlled and appropriately replicated experiment and was very surprised indeed when one of their colleagues said 'The design is fine but the experiment is unrealistic so the results and your conclusion have little or no biological significance.' What did the researcher's colleague mean?

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