Suppose We Find That There Is a Correlation Between People

question 11

Multiple Choice

Suppose we find that there is a correlation between people wearing T-shirts and people having flies in their homes.By itself, this would not prove that wearing T-shirts attracts insects, because there could be a confounding variable.What is the most likely candidate?

• A)unemptied trash
• B)fashion trends
• C)changing seasons
• D)hygiene habits
• E)spider population

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Definitions:

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