If There Is a Strong Relationship Between Variable a and Variable

question 60

Multiple Choice

If there is a strong relationship between variable A and variable B, it could be that A is causing B to occur, but it could also be that B is causing A to occur. This is known as the

• A)directionality problem
• B)third variable problem
• C)nonlinearity problem
• D)range restriction problem

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