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A hospital examines 1,000 admitted patients and finds a negative correlation between symptom severity and abnormal laboratory test results: patients with severe symptoms tend to have less-abnormal test results, and vice versa. A physician concludes: 'In the general population, severe symptoms and abnormal tests are inversely related.' Which statement best explains why this conclusion is likely incorrect?
A hospital examines 1,000 admitted patients and finds a negative correlation between symptom severity and abnormal laboratory test results: patients with severe symptoms tend to have less-abnormal test results, and vice versa. A physician concludes: 'In the general population, severe symptoms and abnormal tests are inversely related.' Which statement best explains why this conclusion is likely incorrect?