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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A new study by researchers at Michigan State University has found a correlation between people who spend a lot of time on social media and their propensity to fall for ...

Today’s post is the third, and final, one in a series providing guidance to teachers on how to interpret education research. Cara Jackson currently serves as the president of the Association for ...

Crime rates rise with ice cream consumption. Divorce rates rise as people use more margarine. These are classic examples of spurious correlations (Fletcher, 2014). Statistically, these variables move ...