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1. When tabulating and analyzing data, you may discover relationships among two or more variables that help explain the findings. Can you trust these correlations and assume that their relationship is one of cause and effect? (Obj. 1)

2. Ethical Issue: You have learned that drawing conclusions involves subjectivity, although your goal is to remain objective. Even the most even-handed researchers bring their goals, background, and frame of reference to bear on the inferences they make. Consider the contentious issue of climate change. Some mainstream scientists now believe climate change to be real and induced by human activity. However, other scientists cast doubt on the extent to which global warming is the result of human activity and constitutes an imminent threat. How can something seemingly objectively measurable be so contentious? (Obj. 2)