If a Study Finds That There Is a Strong Relationship

question 42

Multiple Choice

If a study finds that there is a strong relationship between two variables, this means that ____.

• A) the first variable causes a change in the second variable
• B) the second variable causes a change in the first variable
• C) you can draw the conclusion that each variable causes the other variable to change
• D) there is a relationship between the variables but causality has not been established

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