Professor McCormick Decides to Test Her Hypothesis That Eating Chocolate

Multiple Choice

Professor McCormick decides to test her hypothesis that eating chocolate prior to exams increases students' test scores.She randomly assigns students to two groups at the beginning of the semester.One group receives a bar of chocolate before each test,while the other group receives another type of candy.She compares their scores at the end of the year,and finds that the students who ate the chocolate scored an average of ten points higher on their exams.What is a fair conclusion that can be drawn from this experiment?

A) Eating chocolate causes students' test scores to increase.
B) Eating chocolate is negatively correlated with students' test scores.
C) Eating chocolate likely increases students' level of happiness.
D) Eating chocolate increases general intelligence.