It wasn't clear that the information that had been in the table would have changed the conclusions of the study.

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Consider a simple example: In a recent study at Harvard University, volunteers were seated at a table with a plate of potato chips directly in front of them and another food tucked away unobtrusively in the corner of the room.

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Oxford and Cambridge universities are the best places in the world to study seven key academic subjects, according to a new international table.

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The study found 656 families said they always ate meals together at a table, 768 sometimes did, while 92 families never did so.

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Researchers who study rankings say such discrepancies are inevitable with something as arbitrary as an Olympics medal table.

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In order for the commission to conduct a fair study and make legitimate recommendations, state and local governments must be given an equal place at the table with business and industry interests on the commission.

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