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How are observational studies of populations different from experimental studies? What can be learned from observational population studies?

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In an observational study, we measure or survey members of a sample without trying to affect them. In a controlled experiment, we assign people or things to groups and apply some treatment to one of the groups, while the other group does not receive the treatment.

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