If a Relationship Between Two Variables Is Spurious, We Conclude

question 34

Multiple Choice

If a relationship between two variables is spurious, we conclude that it is

• A) nearly always a cause and effect relationship.
• B) partially regressed.
• C) accounted for by another extraneous variable
• D) not a statistically significant relationship.

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