A Spurious Relationship Is One in Which

question 13

Multiple Choice

A spurious relationship is one in which:

• A)there is a positive relationship between two variables.
• B)the relationship between two variables disappears when the effects of other variables are taken into account.
• C)the independent variable occurs later in time than does the dependent variable.
• D)inductive reasoning is used but not deductive reasoning.

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