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The article was headlined, "Two Cups of Coffee Can Reduce the Risk of Liver Disease, Study Finds." A meta-analysis, based on combining nine previous studies involving 430,000 individuals, concluded that consumption of two cups of coffee a day reduced the chance of cirrhosis of the liver by 44 percent; even greater consumption was found to further reduce the risk of the disease.

a. The response variable in this study is:
b. not given in the quote above.
c. incidence of cirrhosis of the liver.
d. coffee consumption.
e. There is no response variable because it is a meta-analysis.

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Answer: Option C

Step-by-step explanation:

The article states that 2 cups of coffee a day reduces the risk of liver cirrhosis. But if the quantity of coffee is increased more than two cups a day then its consumption can be a preventive measure of liver cirrhosis .

In this disease the liver does not functions properly. This is caused to long term use of alcohol, hepatitis B or long term disease.

The increased consumption of coffee favors the prevention of liver cirrhosis and many more liver diseases.

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