According to the Spurious Correlations Website (Https://www

question 39

Multiple Choice

According to the spurious correlations website (https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations) , there is a 0.985065 correlation from 2000 to 2009 between revenue from arcade games and the number of computer science doctorates awarded in the United States.Assuming this correlation reflects a real cause-effect relationship, what is a possible link between these two factors?

• A) This is complete nonsense and should be ignored.
• B) Kids who play lots of arcade games all go on to study computer science.
• C) People who go on to get their degrees in computer science are attracted to computer-based games.
• D) Arcades give discounts to PhD students.

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