Which of These Is One of the Conditions Necessary to Establish

question 74

Multiple Choice

Which of these is one of the conditions necessary to establish causal inferences?

• A) The presumed cause follows the presumed effect in time.
• B) Multiple alternative explanations exist for the correlation.
• C) Factors other than the variables in question could create causation.
• D) The two variables are correlated.
• E) The sample size is large enough.

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