I need some help coming up with a topic for my statistics essay. I have to find

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I need some help coming up with a topic for my statistics essay. I have to find a media/news article that highlights a study or association of variables being linked (p-hacked or not) and then find a peer review journal that will provide evidence (either for or against the media article). I am having a hard time finding peer reviews for the topics I choose and keep starting over. I would appreciate any ideas that might come to mind. I was searching for cognitive effects in children with epilepsy, artificial coloring triggering seizures or behavior issues, fraternal twins and genetics. I think I need to choose a more narrow topic. An example would be media news "Coffee is linked to weight loss" and a peer review that supports or rejects it. Any ideas?   

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Here is the media link: https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB125970744553071829

Here is the journal paper link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17835295

This is about the falsely claimed sex bias in the admission procedures in U.C. Berkeley. This is old but gold. Another useful link on that story:

https://www.refsmmat.com/posts/2016-05-08-simpsons-paradox-berkeley.html

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