When Changes in X Tend to Produce Changes in Y

question 86

Multiple Choice

When changes in X tend to produce changes in Y, this is called:

• A) Perfect causality
• B) A post hoc fallacy
• C) A spurious relationship
• D) Probabilistic causation

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