(THE CONVERSATION) Scientific studies, and news coverage about them, often declare that a study “controlled” for certain variables. For example, the Washington Post reported on a study of GLP-1 drugs ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Mark Louie Ramos, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) Scientific studies, and news coverage ...