Suppose a Researcher Found That There Was a Strong Positive

question 96

Multiple Choice

Suppose a researcher found that there was a strong positive correlation between the number of minutes parents spend reading to children and the number of minutes parents spend engaging in athletic activity with children. If the researcher concluded that engaging in high levels of athletic activity with children causes parents to read to them more often, which type of problem would MOST likely be occurring?

• A)third-variable
• B)direction-of-correlation
• C)direction-of-causation
• D)insufficient-knowledge

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

The increased cost resulting from the production of an additional unit of a good or service.

Economic Profit

The difference between a firm's total revenues and its total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs, indicating the actual profitability of the company beyond just accounting profit.

Purely Competitive

A market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers, homogeneous products, and no barriers to entry or exit.

Total Revenue

The total amount of money a company receives from sales of goods or services, calculated by multiplying the price per unit by the number of units sold.