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1.4 Exercise 12

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An epidemiologist is studying the spread of the common cold among college students. He is interested in how the temperature of the dorm room correlates with the incidence of new infections. How can he design an observational study to answer this question? If he chooses to use surveys in his measurements, what type of questions should he include in the survey?

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