An Apparent, Although False, Association Between Two Variables That Is

question 110

Multiple Choice

An apparent, although false, association between two variables that is caused by some third variable is called

• A) a spurious correlation.
• B) an unproven correlation.
• C) an unreliable correlation.
• D) an invalid correlation.

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