Suppose We Find That There Is a Correlation Between Illegal

question 28

Multiple Choice

Suppose we find that there is a correlation between illegal drug use and suicide.By itself, this would not prove that illegal drug use causes suicide, because there could be a confounding variable.What is the most likely candidate?

• A)smoking
• B)depression
• C)heart disease
• D)levels of policing
• E)illegal drug prices

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