Adding an Intervening Variable in a Bivariate Analysis Allows Us

question 45

Multiple Choice

Adding an intervening variable in a bivariate analysis allows us to understand what potential part of the relationship?

• A)direction of association
• B)strength of association
• C)causal mechanism
• D)nonspuriousness

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