Suppose There Is a Relationship Between Variables a and B

question 49

Multiple Choice

Suppose there is a relationship between variables A and B.You introduce variable C as a control variable,and the relationship between A and B disappears in the partials.Then

• A)the relationship between A and B was clearly spurious.
• B)this is clearly an example of explanation.
• C)variable C is clearly an antecedent variable.
• D)variable C is clearly a distorter variable.
• E)None of these choices is correct.

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