According to the 2010 census those states with an above average number of people who fail to complete high school X tend to have

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According to the 2010 census those states with an above average number of people who fail to complete high school X tend to have an above average number of infant deaths Y In oth words there is a positive association between X and Y The most plausible explanation for this association is that lurking variables are probably present For example states with large populations will have both a larger number of people who fail to complete high school and a larger number of infant deaths X causes Y Thus programs to keep teens in school will help reduce the number of infant deaths the association between X and Y is purely coincidental It is implausible to believe the observed association could be anything other than accidental Y causes X Thus programs that reduce infant deaths will ultimately reduce the number of high school dropouts

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