Correlation Is

question 111

Multiple Choice

Correlation is

• A) a problem encountered when the drug under study causes many different reactions.
• B) a type of study in which researchers examine what happens to a group of people over time.
• C) when one variable causes an observed result.
• D) when two variables are related to one another in a predictable manner.
• E) when the effect of one variable hides the effect of the other variable.

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