A Serious Shortcoming of a Correlational Study Is That It

question 6

Multiple Choice

A serious shortcoming of a correlational study is that it cannot

• A)predict one variable from another.
• B)determine when there is a lack of a relationship between two variables.
• C)identify which variable causes the other variable.
• D)None of the answers is correct.

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Definitions:

Rivers Flow

The movement of water in a natural stream or river channel, often towards an ocean, sea, lake, or another river.

River Terraces

Flat, step-like landforms found alongside river valleys, formed by the river as it erodes downward into its bed.

Deltas

Landforms created at river mouths where sediment is deposited in a fan shape as the river flows into a slower-moving or standing body of water like an ocean or lake.

Sediments

Particles of rock, soil, or organic material deposited by water, wind, or ice, often forming layers in riverbeds, lakes, and oceans.