What might explain it other than the causal inference made

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Question: Consider the following causal argument. Answer in three parts: first, can we even conclude that there is a correlation in the sample with the information given? Second, supposing that there is a correlation in the sample, can we conclude that there is a correlation in the population with the information given? Third, supposing that there is a real correlation in the population, what might explain it other than the causal inference made by the argument?
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"Just five people in chemistry 451 got As on the midterm exam. The only common factor in their success is that they all studied the night before and reviewed their notes just before walking into the class to take the test. So, the reason that anyone in the class got an A on the midterm must be their last-minute studying."

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