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Study Links Park Visits and Wellbeing

In this lesson: Identify the observed pattern and study size.

Name: __________________________ Date: __________________

Read the story

Exeter reported on November 11 that children who visited parks more often tended to have better social and emotional development. The study included 4,219 children.

The researchers used records from a long-running UK study. The link does not prove that park visits alone caused the difference.

Source: University of Exeter, 2026-11-11. https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-health-and-life-sciences/going-to-the-park-at-least-once-a-week-can-improve-childrens-mental-health/

Read and practise

1. How many children were included?

   1. 42,190
   2. 4,219
   3. 421

2. What does the study not prove?

   1. That park visits alone caused the difference
   2. That records were used
   3. That children were included

Your turn

Describe the pattern and one limit.

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