
Ten Lessons in Introductory Sociology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780190663872
Author: Kenneth A. Gould; Tammy L. Lewis
Publisher: Oxford University Press Academic US
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Hormone Replacement Therapy Again The following bar chart shows a comparison of breast cancer rates for those who took HRT and those who took a placebo. Explain why the graph is deceptive, and indicate what could be done to make it less so.
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