The Number of Police Officers and the Number of Crimes

question 85

Multiple Choice

The number of police officers and the number of crimes are positively related. This relationship is:

• A) A causal relationship
• B) A direct relationship
• C) A probabilistic causal relation
• D) A spurious relationship

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