When a Relationship Between Two Variables Is Partly Due to a Third

question 79

Multiple Choice

When a relationship between two variables is partly due to a third variable, this is labeled a:

• A) A spurious relationship
• B) A direct relationship
• C) A partially spurious relationship
• D) A causal relationship

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