One of the Criteria for Determining Whether Variable X Causes

question 26

Multiple Choice

One of the criteria for determining whether variable X causes variable Y is that

• A) Variable X must occur prior to Variable Y
• B) Variable Y must occur prior to Variable X
• C) Variables X and Y must occur simultaneously
• D) The order of X and Y is not relevant

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