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Imagine a Complex Correlational Study in Which Three Independent Variables

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Imagine a complex correlational study in which three independent variables are measured along with one dependent variable. Imagine that X1 is strongly related to the dependent variable but that X2 and X3 are not. Does this prove that X1 is a cause of the dependent variable? Why or why not?


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