A Spurious Relationship Occurs Between Two Variables When ______

question 15

Multiple Choice

A spurious relationship occurs between two variables when ______.

• A) there is no correlation
• B) there is a causal relationship
• C) there is no causal relationship, but they vary together, often because of a third variable affecting both of them
• D) two or more variables are found to be unrelated

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