In the Late 1990s, Several Studies Claimed There Was a Direct

Multiple Choice

In the late 1990s, several studies claimed there was a direct link between growing rates of autism and the presence of low doses of mercury used to preserve infant immunizations.In 2000, the FDA replaced all preservatives in infant inoculations with a recently developed non-mercury-based preservative that was cheaper and more efficient.Some theories stated that the government was engaged in a cover-up because it knew that mercury-based immunizations given during infancy increased the chances of young children developing autism.What is this conclusion most likely an example of?

A) confirmation bias
B) stratified sampling
C) illusory correlation
D) random error