Although We Cannot Establish Causality from a Correlational Study, Statistical

question 33

Multiple Choice

Although we cannot establish causality from a correlational study, statistical techniques are available to help clarify relationships. One of these is known as_______ and involves identifying multiple variables that are related to a single outcome either directly or indirectly through mediating variables) .

• A) path analysis
• B) triangulation
• C) multiple covariance
• D) test of inference

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