Supposed That Variables a and B Are Correlated, but a Does

question 22

Multiple Choice

Supposed that variables A and B are correlated, but A does not cause B. If a researcher inferred that A causes B, this would be an example of:

• A) causality
• B) a spurious relationship
• C) correlation
• D) a primary source
• E) a secondary source

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