What Is the Third-Variable Problem in Reference to Correlational Studies

question 74

Multiple Choice

What is the third-variable problem in reference to correlational studies?

• A)Third variables act causally on some other variables,but not on all other variables.
• B)Each variable in a correlation exerts a causal influence on the other.
• C)A causal relationship between two variables cannot be inferred from the correlation between two variables.
• D)Correlations can be caused only by another (third)variable.

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