Search Online for this headline: "Dogs Can Help You Live Longer, As If You Needed Another

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Is the article an experimental research study or a correlational study? Be sure to explain your answer.

Can you think of other factors that might explain the link between the variables? That is, what other factors may influence the relationship described in the article?

Now that you have some practice reviewing news stories/articles, locate a news story or research article that presents either a correlational or experimental finding. Do the authors claim a causal relationship or are the findings presented as correlational? How can you tell? Be sure to provide examples from the article.