Six of the children in Mr.Myers' class were born on exactly the same day.This strikes him as astonishing and improbable.In this instance,he should be reminded that

A) random sequences of events often don't look random.
B) events often seem more probable in hindsight.
C) sampling extreme cases leads to false generalizations.
D) correlation does not prove causation.

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Final Answer : A, Explanation :  This phenomenon is an example of the clustering illusion, where random events seem to occur in non-random patterns. It is important to remember that just because an event seems improbable or astonishing doesn't mean it is actually unlikely to occur. Random sequences of events often have seemingly non-random patterns or groupings.

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