A Journal Reports That Both Minivan Sales and Birth Rates

question 111

Multiple Choice

A journal reports that both minivan sales and birth rates are on the rise. If you were to conclude that minivans cause people to have children you would be making the mistake of:

• A) extrapolation.
• B) omitted variables.
• C) correlation without causation.
• D) reverse causality.

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